CVE-2023-53360

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.4-6.4.15, 6.5-6.5.2, 6.6 - Use-After-Free in NFSv4.2 READ_PLUS Scratch Buffer Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4.2: Rework scratch handling for READ_PLUS (again) I found that the read code might send multiple requests using the same nfs_pgio_header, but nfs4_proc_read_setup() is only called once. This is how we ended up occasionally double-freeing the scratch buffer, but also means we set a NULL pointer but non-zero length to the xdr scratch buffer. This results in an oops the first time decoding needs to copy something to scratch, which frequently happens when decoding READ_PLUS hole segments. I fix this by moving scratch handling into the pageio read code. I provide a function to allocate scratch space for decoding read replies, and free the scratch buffer when the nfs_pgio_header is freed.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 7.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-415
Status published
Products (10)
Linux/Linux < 6.4
Linux/Linux 6.4
Linux/Linux 6.4.16 - 6.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.5.3 - 6.5.*
Linux/Linux 6.6
Linux/Linux 886959f425b6a936a30b82a297ae3aecb3b8230f - adac9f0ddd2b291c7ce41f549fdb27a13616cff5
Linux/Linux fbd2a05f29a95d5b42b294bf47e55a711424965b - 303a78052091c81e9003915c521fdca1c7e117af
Linux/Linux fbd2a05f29a95d5b42b294bf47e55a711424965b - a2f4cb206bd94b3f4a7bb05fcdce9525283b5681
Linux/Linux fbd2a05f29a95d5b42b294bf47e55a711424965b - ae5d5672f1db711e91db6f52df5cb16ecd8f5692
linux/linux_kernel 6.4 - 6.4.16
Published Sep 17, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026