CVE-2023-3269 (GCVE-0-2023-3269)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-11 11:45 – Updated: 2025-03-05 18:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-05 18:36 UTC
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
9 references
Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | kernel | |||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
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| Fedora | Fedora | guessed |
Date Public
2023-07-05 00:00
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