fkie_cve-2023-3640
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2023-07-24 16:15
Modified
2025-04-15 12:15
Severity ?
7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A possible unauthorized memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's cpu_entry_area mapping of X86 CPU data to memory, where a user may guess the location of exception stacks or other important data. Based on the previous CVE-2023-0597, the 'Randomize per-cpu entry area' feature was implemented in /arch/x86/mm/cpu_entry_area.c, which works through the init_cea_offsets() function when KASLR is enabled. However, despite this feature, there is still a risk of per-cpu entry area leaks. This issue could allow a local user to gain access to some important data with memory in an expected location and potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
References
▶ | URL | Tags | |
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secalert@redhat.com | https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583 | ||
secalert@redhat.com | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3640 | Third Party Advisory | |
secalert@redhat.com | https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2217523 | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3640 | Third Party Advisory | |
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2217523 | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
Impacted products
Vendor | Product | Version | |
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linux | linux_kernel | - | |
redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 | |
redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 |
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