CVE-2023-2598

2023-06-0101:15:17

CWE-416

CWE-787

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web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2023-2598

linux kernel

buffer overflow

local privilege escalation

io_uring

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

A flaw was found in the fixed buffer registration code for io_uring (io_sqe_buffer_register in io_uring/rsrc.c) in the Linux kernel that allows out-of-bounds access to physical memory beyond the end of the buffer. This flaw enables full local privilege escalation.

Affected configurations

Vulners

NVD

Node

linuxlinux_kernelRange≤6.4

VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "product": "Kernel",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "Kernel prior to  6.4-rc1",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]