Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-3389
Published: July 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78066
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3389
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Linux Kernel io_uring subsystem. A local user can exploit a race condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-3389
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-5.15.y&id=0e388fce7aec40992eadee654193cad345d62663
- https://kernel.dance/4716c73b188566865bdd79c3a6709696a224ac04
- https://kernel.dance/0e388fce7aec40992eadee654193cad345d62663
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-5.10.y&id=4716c73b188566865bdd79c3a6709696a224ac04
- https://kernel.dance/ef7dfac51d8ed961b742218f526bd589f3900a59
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ef7dfac51d8ed961b742218f526bd589f3900a59