CVE-2023-3269 (GCVE-0-2023-3269)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-11 11:45 – Updated: 2025-03-05 18:54
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Title
Distros-[dirtyvma] privilege escalation via non-rcu-protected vma traversal
Summary
A vulnerability exists in the memory management subsystem of the Linux kernel. The lock handling for accessing and updating virtual memory areas (VMAs) is incorrect, leading to use-after-free problems. This issue can be successfully exploited to execute arbitrary kernel code, escalate containers, and gain root privileges.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
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Date Public ?
2023-07-05 00:00
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