CVE-2023-1295
Privilege escalation with IO_RING_OP_CLOSE in the Linux Kernel
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Description
A time-of-check to time-of-use issue exists in io_uring subsystem's IORING_OP_CLOSE operation in the Linux kernel's versions 5.6 - 5.11 (inclusive), which allows a local user to elevate their privileges to root. Introduced in b5dba59e0cf7e2cc4d3b3b1ac5fe81ddf21959eb, patched in 9eac1904d3364254d622bf2c771c4f85cd435fc2, backported to stable in 788d0824269bef539fe31a785b1517882eafed93.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=788d0824269bef539fe31a785b1517882eafed93
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9eac1904d3364254d622bf2c771c4f85cd435fc2
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b5dba59e0cf7e2cc4d3b3b1ac5fe81ddf21959eb
- https://kernel.dance/788d0824269bef539fe31a785b1517882eafed93
- https://kernel.dance/9eac1904d3364254d622bf2c771c4f85cd435fc2
References (6)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
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