CVE-2023-51782
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.0 of 10 (high)
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Summary
CVE-2023-51782 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Linux kernels prior to version 6.6.8. This issue arises due to a race condition in the rose_ioctl function of net/rose/af_rose.c. The race condition results in a use-after-free scenario, where memory is accessed after it has been freed, leading to potential exploitation and unintended system behavior. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected process, posing a serious risk to the targeted system. System administrators are strongly advised to update their Linux kernels to the latest version to mitigate this threat.
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