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CVE-2023-6560
Linux Kernel io_uring Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the io_uring SQ/CQ rings functionality in the Linux kernel. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 9, 2023, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 8, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-6560 has a 1 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-2023-6560 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

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None

C Shell

Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 31, 2024, 9:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 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-2023-6560 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-6560 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]

    Jan. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176405/io_uring-__io_uaddr_map-Dangerous-Multi-Page-Handling.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UCQIPFUQXKXRCH5Y4RP3C5NK4IHNBNVK/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AU4NHBDEDLRW33O76Y6LFECEYNQET5GZ/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6560 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6560 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253249 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253249 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/io-uring/patch/[email protected]/ No Types Assigned https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/io-uring/patch/[email protected]/ Mailing List, Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.6 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the io_uring SQ/CQ rings functionality in the Linux kernel. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system.
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6560 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253249 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/io-uring/patch/[email protected]/ [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-823
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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