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CVE-2023-0266 (GCVE-0-2023-0266)
Vulnerability from nvd
Published
2023-01-30 13:09
Modified
2025-10-21 23:15
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Summary
A use after free vulnerability exists in the ALSA PCM package in the Linux Kernel. SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_{READ|WRITE}32 is missing locks that can be used in a use-after-free that can result in a priviledge escalation to gain ring0 access from the system user. We recommend upgrading past commit 56b88b50565cd8b946a2d00b0c83927b7ebb055e
References
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Version: 4.14 |
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CVE-2023-0266 (GCVE-0-2023-0266)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-01-30 13:09
Modified
2025-10-21 23:15
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Summary
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