CVE-2023-0459 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-0459: Copy_from_user Spectre-V1 Gadget in Linux Kernel

Vendor Linux
Product Linux Kernel
Weakness CWE-763
Published May 25, 2023
Last update September 26, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Copy_from_user on 64-bit versions of the Linux kernel does not implement the __uaccess_begin_nospec allowing a user to bypass the "access_ok" check and pass a kernel pointer to copy_from_user(). This would allow an attacker to leak information. We recommend upgrading beyond commit 74e19ef0ff8061ef55957c3abd71614ef0f42f47

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 25, 2023 CVE published
September 26, 2024 Record updated