CVE-2023-2598

high

Description

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.

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/3

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0006/

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-06-01

Updated: 2024-05-01

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High