#VU75769 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-1859

Vulnerability identifier: #VU75769

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1859

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xen_9pfs_front_removet() function in net/9p/trans_xen.c in Xen transport for 9pfs. A malicious guest VM can trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information of the hypervisor or crash it.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2184395
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230313090002.3308025-1-zyytlz.wz@163.com/
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea4f1009408efb4989a0f139b70fb338e7f687d0

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.