CVE-2023-3269
Distros-[dirtyvma] privilege escalation via non-rcu-protected vma traversal
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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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
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