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CVE-2023-0597
A flaw possibility of memory leak in the Linux kernel cpu_entry_area mapping of X86 CPU data to memory was found in the way user can guess…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.30%
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- redhat
Description
A flaw possibility of memory leak in the Linux kernel cpu_entry_area mapping of X86 CPU data to memory was found in the way user can guess location of exception stack(s) or other important data. A local user could use this flaw to get access to some important data with expected location in memory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.30% · top 77% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
Kernel
- affected Linux kernel 6.2-rc1
References (3)
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/97e3d26b5e5f371b3ee223d94dd123e6c442ba80 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [oss-security] 20230728 Re: StackRot (CVE-2023-3269): Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1 (opens in a new tab)exploit
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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