CVE-2023-3389

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.10.162-5.10.184 - Use-After-Free in io_uring Subsystem

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel io_uring subsystem can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Racing a io_uring cancel poll request with a linked timeout can cause a UAF in a hrtimer. We recommend upgrading past commit ef7dfac51d8ed961b742218f526bd589f3900a59 (4716c73b188566865bdd79c3a6709696a224ac04 for 5.10 stable and 0e388fce7aec40992eadee654193cad345d62663 for 5.15 stable).

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 6.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (8)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 20.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 22.04
debian/debian_linux 10.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
linux/linux_kernel 5.10.162 - 5.10.185
Published Jun 28, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026