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CVE-2023-1872: Use-after-free in Linux kernel's io_uring subsystem
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2023-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-416
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel io_uring system can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The io_file_get_fixed function lacks the presence of ctx->uring_lock which can lead to a Use-After-Free vulnerability due a race condition with fixed files getting unregistered. We recommend upgrading past commit da24142b1ef9fd5d36b76e36bab328a5b27523e8.
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 10.0
- Linux kernel: from 5.7 before 5.17 — fixed in 5.17
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173087/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0095-1.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-5.10.y&id=08681391b84da27133deefaaddefd0acfa90c2be
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-5.10.y&id=da24142b1ef9fd5d36b76e36bab328a5b27523e8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230601-0002/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173087/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0095-1.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-5.10.y&id=08681391b84da27133deefaaddefd0acfa90c2be
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-5.10.y&id=da24142b1ef9fd5d36b76e36bab328a5b27523e8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230601-0002/
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