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CVE-2023-3640

🗓️ 24 Jul 2023 15:19:29Reported by redhatType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 222 Views

A possible unauthorized memory access flaw in Linux kernel's cpu_entry_area mapping of X86 CPU data to memory, allowing local user to guess the location of important data

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Detection
Affected
Refs
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
GithubExploit		Exploit for Observable Discrepancy in Linux Linux_Kernel
20 Jun 202306:21
–githubexploit
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the init_cea_offsets() function in the /arch/x86/mm/cpuEntryArea.c file of the Linux kernel’s memory management subsystem allows a attacker to access protected information and enhance their privileges.
24 Jul 202300:00
–bdu_fstec
Chainguard		CVE-2023-3640 vulnerabilities
9 Jan 202619:17
–cgr
Circl		CVE-2023-3640
12 Jul 202317:29
–circl
CNNVD		Linux kernel 安全漏洞
24 Jul 202300:00
–cnnvd
Cvelist		CVE-2023-3640 Kernel: x86/mm: a per-cpu entry area leak was identified through the init_cea_offsets function when prefetchnta and prefetcht2 instructions being used for the per-cpu entry area mapping to the user space
24 Jul 202315:19
–cvelist
Debian CVE		CVE-2023-3640
24 Jul 202315:19
–debiancve
EUVD		EUVD-2023-44284
3 Oct 202520:07
–euvd
NVD		CVE-2023-3640
24 Jul 202316:15
–nvd
OSV		CGA-FWWG-5XV9-V2QJ
7 Jan 202613:00
–osv
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redhatenterprise_linuxMatch8.0
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redhatenterprise_linuxMatch9.0
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    "packageName": "kernel",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "versions": [
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    ]
  }
]

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26 Jun 2026 11:16Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.17 - 7.8
EPSS0.00719
SSVC
CWE-203CWE-385
cve-2023-3640linux kernelunauthorized memory accesscpu data mappingx86memory vulnerabilityprivilege escalation
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