Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-0266 |
CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software |
openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system kernel-tools-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bpftool Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component perf Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-tools-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-tools Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bpftool-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component perf-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python3-perf-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python3-perf Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-source Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel-headers Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | openEuler |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU71482
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0266
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the snd_ctl_elem_read() function in the Linux kernel sound subsystem. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 22.03 LTS SP1
kernel-tools-devel: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
bpftool: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
perf: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
kernel-tools-debuginfo: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
kernel-tools: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
bpftool-debuginfo: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
kernel-debuginfo: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
kernel-devel: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
perf-debuginfo: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
python3-perf-debuginfo: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
kernel-debugsource: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
python3-perf: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
kernel-source: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
kernel-headers: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
kernel: before 5.10.0-136.26.0.102
CPE2.3https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1201
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.