CVE-2023-3269
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-3269 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2023-07-11 12:15:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2023-11-07 04:18:00 UTC |
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| Description | 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. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| oss-security - Re: Re: [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] Handling of embargoed security issues --
[email protected] vs. linux-distros@ |
MISC |
www.openwall.com |
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| oss-security - StackRot (CVE-2023-3269): Linux kernel privilege escalation
vulnerability |
MISC |
www.openwall.com |
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| 2215268 – (CVE-2023-3269) CVE-2023-3269 kernel: distros-[DirtyVMA] Privilege escalation via non-RCU-protected VMA traversal |
MISC |
bugzilla.redhat.com |
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| [SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: kernel-6.3.12-100.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
MISC |
lists.fedoraproject.org |
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| cve-details |
MISC |
access.redhat.com |
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| oss-security - Re: StackRot (CVE-2023-3269): Linux kernel privilege escalation
vulnerability |
MISC |
www.openwall.com |
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| SecLists.Org Security Mailing List Archive |
MISC |
seclists.org |
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| oss-security - linux-distros list policy and Linux kernel, again |
MISC |
www.openwall.com |
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| CVE-2023-3269 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security |
MISC |
security.netapp.com |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 199606 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-6249-1)
- 199608 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6250-1)
- 284301 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2023-2846d5650e)
- 284312 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2023-2932e6c7d8)
- 355562 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2023-2023-234
- 6000207 Debian Security Update for linux (DSA 5448-1)
- 907147 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (27407-1)
- 907216 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (27411-1)
