CVE-2023-2163

Published Sep 20, 2023

Last updated 6 months ago

Overview

Description
Incorrect verifier pruning in BPF in Linux Kernel >=5.4 leads to unsafe code paths being incorrectly marked as safe, resulting in arbitrary read/write in kernel memory, lateral privilege escalation, and container escape.
Source
cve-coordination@google.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
8.8
Impact score
6
Exploitability score
2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-682
cve-coordination@google.com
CWE-682

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

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