CVE-2023-0468 (GCVE-0-2023-0468)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-25 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-01 15:06
VLAI
Summary
A use-after-free flaw was found in io_uring/poll.c in io_poll_check_events in the io_uring subcomponent in the Linux Kernel due to a race condition of poll_refs. This flaw may cause a NULL pointer dereference.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Kernel 6.1 RC7
  • CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Kernel Affected: Linux Kernel prior to Kernel 6.1 RC7
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