CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-4611

HighCVSS 7.0
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs

Summary

A use-after-free flaw was found in the memory management subsystem in the Linux Kernel, located in mm/mempolicy.c. This issue is caused by a race between mbind() and VMA-locked page fault, which may allow a local attacker to crash the system or lead to a kernel information leak.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a risk of system crashes and potential leakage of sensitive kernel information, which could lead to serious security implications for the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the system for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A use-after-free flaw was found in mm/mempolicy.c in the memory management subsystem in the Linux Kernel. This issue is caused by a race between mbind() and VMA-locked page fault, and may allow a local attacker to crash the system or lead to a kernel information leak.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS