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CVE-2023-0266 - Linux Kernel

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A use after free vulnerability exists in the ALSA PCM package in the Linux Kernel. SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_{READ|WRITE}32 is missing locks that can be used in a use-after-free that can result in a priviledge escalation to gain ring0 access from the system user. We recommend upgrading past commit 56b88b50565cd8b946a2d00b0c83927b7ebb055e

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CISA KEVHIGH
CVE ID
CVE-2023-0266
Vendor/project
Linux
Product
Kernel
Vulnerability name
Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Date added
2023-03-30
Due date
2023-04-20
Known ransomware campaign use
Unknown
CVSS v3
7.9
CWE-416

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NVD CVE pagehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0266CVE API docshttps://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilitiesData feedshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feedsCataloghttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogData repositoryhttps://github.com/cisagov/kev-dataaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-5.10/alsa-pcm-move-rwsem-lock-inside-snd_ctl_elem_read-to-prevent-uaf.patch?id=72783cf35e6c55bca84c4bb7b776c58152856fd4af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56b88b50565cd8b946a2d00b0c83927b7ebb055eaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/becf9e5d553c2389d857a3c178ce80fdb34a02e1af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-0266