CVE detail
CVE-2023-21400
In multiple functions of io_uring.c, there is a possible kernel memory corruption due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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Researchers from the Graz University of Technology have discovered a way to convert a limited heap vulnerability in the Linux kernel into a malicious memory writes capability to demonstrate novel software cross-cache attacks. While such vulnerabilities are known to be restricted in capabilities, allowing the corruption of only a few bytes in restricted allocator caches, […]
newswww.csoonline.comAug 5, 2024, 1:03 PM
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