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CVE-2023-6560: Kernel: io_uring out of boundary memory access in __io_uaddr_map()
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2023-12-09 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-823
Description
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the io_uring SQ/CQ rings functionality in the Linux kernel. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: through 6.6; 6.7-rc1, 6.7-rc2, 6.7-rc3, 6.7-rc4
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176405/io_uring-__io_uaddr_map-Dangerous-Multi-Page-Handling.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6560
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253249
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AU4NHBDEDLRW33O76Y6LFECEYNQET5GZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UCQIPFUQXKXRCH5Y4RP3C5NK4IHNBNVK/
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/io-uring/patch/20231130194633.649319-2-axboe@kernel.dk/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176405/io_uring-__io_uaddr_map-Dangerous-Multi-Page-Handling.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6560
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253249
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AU4NHBDEDLRW33O76Y6LFECEYNQET5GZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UCQIPFUQXKXRCH5Y4RP3C5NK4IHNBNVK/
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/io-uring/patch/20231130194633.649319-2-axboe@kernel.dk/
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