CVE-2023-1249 (GCVE-0-2023-1249)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-23 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-19 15:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s core dump subsystem. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system. Only if patch 390031c94211 ("coredump: Use the vma snapshot in fill_files_note") not applied yet, then kernel could be affected.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-06 15:56 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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