CVE-2023-2598 (GCVE-0-2023-2598)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-01 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:21
VLAI?
Summary
A flaw was found in the fixed buffer registration code for io_uring (io_sqe_buffer_register in io_uring/rsrc.c) in the Linux kernel that allows out-of-bounds access to physical memory beyond the end of the buffer. This flaw enables full local privilege escalation.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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n/a Kernel Affected: Kernel prior to 6.4-rc1
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