7.8
CVE-2023-1252
- EPSS 0.01%
- Published 23.03.2023 21:15:19
- Last modified 23.04.2025 17:16:25
- Source secalert@redhat.com
- CVE-Watchlists
- Open
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Ext4 File System in how a user triggers several file operations simultaneously with the overlay FS usage. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. Only if patch 9a2544037600 ("ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req") not applied yet, the kernel could be affected.Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.6 < 5.10.80
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.11 < 5.14.19
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.15 < 5.15.3
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.01% | 0.012 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE-416 Use After Free
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.