Vulnerability CVE-2023-3269


Published: 2023-07-11

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Linux Kernel proc_readdir_de() 6.18-rc5 Local Privilege Escalation
Aviral Srivastav...
04.05.2026

Type:

CWE-264

(Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

 References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3269
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215268
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/05/1

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