CVE-2023-1295 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-1295 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 28/06/2023 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: Google | Vendor: Linux | Product: Linux Kernel
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-1295 Description

A time-of-check to time-of-use issue exists in io_uring subsystem\'s IORING_OP_CLOSE operation in the Linux kernel\'s versions 5.6 - 5.11 (inclusive), which allows a local user to elevate their privileges to root. Introduced in b5dba59e0cf7e2cc4d3b3b1ac5fe81ddf21959eb, patched in 9eac1904d3364254d622bf2c771c4f85cd435fc2, backported to stable in 788d0824269bef539fe31a785b1517882eafed93.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.8 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-367
CWE Name: CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Source: Linux

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-ID: CAPEC-233
CAPEC Description: CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation


Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).