7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-3269
Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Against Memory Management Subsystem
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 11, 2023, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-3269 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-3269 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 days, 8 hours ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 16, 2024, 2:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 48 different CVEs too.

Linux & Android Kernel Vulnerability research and exploitation

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Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
27 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Sept. 28, 2023, 3:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 19 different CVEs too.

CVE-2023-3269: Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability

Makefile C

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
467 stars 39 fork 39 watcher
Born at : June 28, 2023, 1:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

SecDB

Updated: 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 1, 2022, 8:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 82 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 day, 19 hours ago
654 stars 128 fork 128 watcher
Born at : Aug. 3, 2021, 2:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 48 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 days, 9 hours ago
13 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : June 6, 2021, 10:31 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Metarget is a framework providing automatic constructions of vulnerable infrastructures.

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Python Shell HTML JavaScript PHP Perl Dockerfile C Roff

Updated: 1 day, 13 hours ago
1104 stars 168 fork 168 watcher
Born at : April 9, 2021, 4:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 50 different CVEs too.

Localroot-ALL-CVE~

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C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML Perl Batchfile

Updated: 1 month ago
128 stars 48 fork 48 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2020, 6:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 93 different CVEs too.

A collection of links related to Linux kernel security and exploitation

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Updated: 1 day, 12 hours ago
5639 stars 911 fork 911 watcher
Born at : Nov. 13, 2016, 10:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 239 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-3269 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-3269 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-416
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/1 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/4 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0001/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0001/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1 up to (excluding) 6.1.37 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.3.11 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3269 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3269 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215268 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215268 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U6AAA64CUPSMBW6XDTXPQJ3KQWYQ4K7L/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U6AAA64CUPSMBW6XDTXPQJ3KQWYQ4K7L/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/05/1 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/05/1 Mailing List
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U6AAA64CUPSMBW6XDTXPQJ3KQWYQ4K7L/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-3269 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-3269 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.14953

percentile

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