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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-11 11:45 – Updated: 2025-03-05 18:54
VLAI
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
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-05 18:36 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
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Date Public
2023-07-05 00:00
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              "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215268"
            },
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              "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/05/1"
            },
            {
              "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6AAA64CUPSMBW6XDTXPQJ3KQWYQ4K7L/"
            },
            {
              "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43"
            },
            {
              "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1"
            },
            {
              "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/1"
            },
            {
              "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/4"
            },
            {
              "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0001/"
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              "time": "2023-06-15T00:00:00Z",
              "value": "Reported to Red Hat."
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          ],
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}



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