CVE-2023-2236 HIGH

CVE-2023-2236: Use-after-free in Linux kernel's Performance Events subsystem

Vendor Linux
Product Linux Kernel
Weakness CWE-416
Published May 1, 2023
Last update March 5, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel io_uring subsystem can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Both io_install_fixed_file and its callers call fput in a file in case of an error, causing a reference underflow which leads to a use-after-free vulnerability. We recommend upgrading past commit 9d94c04c0db024922e886c9fd429659f22f48ea4.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 1, 2023 CVE published
March 5, 2025 Record updated