{"id":"CVE-2023-3269","details":"A vulnerability exists in the memory management subsystem of the Linux kernel. The lock handling for accessing and updating virtual memory areas (VMAs) is incorrect, leading to use-after-free problems. This issue can be successfully exploited to execute arbitrary kernel code, escalate containers, and gain root privileges.","modified":"2026-03-13T07:36:59.136942Z","published":"2023-07-11T12:15:10.047Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:13042-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3269"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0001/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6AAA64CUPSMBW6XDTXPQJ3KQWYQ4K7L/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215268"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/1"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/05/1"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/25/4"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"6.1"},{"fixed":"6.1.37"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"6.2"},{"fixed":"6.3.11"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.4-NA"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.4-rc1"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.4-rc2"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.4-rc3"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.4-rc4"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.4-rc5"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.4-rc6"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.4-rc7"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"37"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"38"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"7.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"8.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"9.0"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-3269.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}