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prionPRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2023-3640
HistoryJul 24, 2023 - 4:15 p.m.

Design/Logic Flaw

2023-07-2416:15:00
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memory access flaw
linux kernel
cpu_entry_area
unauthorized
risk
leak
privilege escalation

6.2 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

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.

CPENameOperatorVersion
enterprise_linuxeq8.0
enterprise_linuxeq9.0