SB2023062862 - Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Linux kernel fs



SB2023062862 - Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Linux kernel fs

Published: June 28, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023062862
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1295)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition error within the io_close_prep(), io_req_defer_prep(), io_issue_sqe() and io_grab_files() functions in fs/io_uring.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.