CVE-2023-0386

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:25 AM UTC
14 products affected across 5 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score7.9%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 7.9% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 95% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Linux Kernel contains an improper ownership management vulnerability, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities was found in the Linux kernel’s OverlayFS subsystem in how a user copies a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. This uid mapping bug allows a local user to escalate their privileges on the system.

Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jun 17, 2025
Remediation Due
Jul 8, 2025
479 days overdue

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities was found in the Linux kernel’s OverlayFS subsystem in how a user copies a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. This uid mapping bug allows a local user to escalate their privileges on the system.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.915.16 ≤ v < 6.1.96.2 rc16.2 rc26.2 rc36.2 rc46.2 rc5
Affected range stops below 5.15.91, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
netapp-h300s (same device)
All versions
netapp-h410c (same device)
All versions
netapp-h410s (same device)
All versions
netapp-h500s (same device)
All versions
netapp-h700s (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-282NVD-CWE-Other

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