CVE-2023-2598

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 1, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelHci Baseboard Management ControllerKernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A flaw was found in the fixed buffer registration code for io_uring (io_sqe_buffer_register in io_uring/rsrc.c) in the Linux kernel that allows out-of-bounds access to physical memory beyond the end of the buffer. This flaw enables full local privilege escalation.

Affected

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

6.3 ≤ v < 6.3.2
Affected range stops below 6.3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 6.4-rc1
Affected range stops below 6.4-rc1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot 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

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416CWE-787

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