Use after free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-0030

 

Use after free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-0030

Published: March 8, 2023 / Updated: April 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92732
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0030
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's nouveau driver in how a user triggers a memory overflow that causes the nvkm_vma_tail function to fail. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Anolis OS
kernel
bpftool
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-internal
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
python-perf
kernel-core

How to mitigate CVE-2023-0030

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
bpftool - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
perf - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-tools-libs-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-tools-libs - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-modules-internal - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-modules-extra - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-modules - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-debug-modules-extra - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-debug-modules - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-debug-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-debug - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-debug-core - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
python-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28
kernel-core - addressed in versions 4.19.91-27.2, 4.19.91-28

External References

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