CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-52654

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.89%

56th percentile - higher than 56% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability related to sending io_uring files over AF_UNIX sockets was found. File reference cycles caused problems and races, so the decision was made to completely disallow sending io_uring files via sockets using SCM_RIGHTS.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves possible file reference cycles, which could lead to memory leaks or system malfunction.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that disables sending io_uring files over sockets.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/af_unix: disable sending io_uring over sockets File reference cycles have caused lots of problems for io_uring in the past, and it still doesn't work exactly right and races with unix_stream_read_generic(). The safest fix would be to completely disallow sending io_uring files via sockets via SCM_RIGHT, so there are no possible cycles invloving registered files and thus rendering SCM accounting on the io_uring side unnecessary.

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