Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.5.9, exploitable by local users with userspace access to MMIO registers. Incorrect access checking in the #VC handler and instruction emulation of the SEV-ES emulation of MMIO accesses could lead to arbitrary write access to kernel memory (and thus privilege escalation). This depends on a race condition through which userspace can replace an instruction before the #VC handler reads it.
Exploits (1)
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212649
Mailing List, Patch
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.9
Mailing List, Patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=63e44bc52047f182601e7817da969a105aa1f721
Mailing List, Patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a37cd2a59d0cb270b1bba568fd3a3b8668b9d3ba
Mailing List, Patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9cb9c45583b911e0db71d09caa6b56469eb2bdf
Mailing List mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
55.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.5.9
Published
Oct 27, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026