CVE-2024-0582CWE-416

Kernel: io_uring: page use-after-free vulnerability via buffer ring mmap

High · published January 16, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
13%
Percentile
96.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s io_uring functionality in how a user registers a buffer ring with IORING_REGISTER_PBUF_RING, mmap() it, and then frees it. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.12734 · 96.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2024-01-16T14:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 JAN 14:33Z
    Kernel: io_uring: page use-after-free vulnerability via buffer ring mmap
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