Vulnerability Details : 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 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.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2023-0597
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-0597
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-0597
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-0597
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
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The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-0597
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https://git.kernel.org/linus/97e3d26b5e5f371b3ee223d94dd123e6c442ba80
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeMailing List;Patch
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1
oss-security - Re: StackRot (CVE-2023-3269): Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability
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