CVE-2023-1582 (GCVE-0-2023-1582)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-05 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-13 15:00
VLAI
Summary
A race problem was found in fs/proc/task_mmu.c in the memory management sub-component in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with user privilege to cause a denial of service.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-13 15:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Linux Affected: Linux Kernel prior to Kernel 5.7 RC14
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