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Saint StackRot
Hagiography in preparation at the scriptorium.
Feast day July 5
Technical record
- Disclosed on
- July 5 2023
- CVE
- CVE-2023-3269
- CVSS
- 7.8
- Product
- kernel
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.
Sources: openwall.com · github.com