CVE-2023-0597
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
A flaw possibility of memory leak in the Linux kernel cpu_entry_area mapping of X86 CPU data to memory was found in the way user can guess location of exception stack(s) or other important data. A local user could use this flaw to get access to some important data with expected location in memory.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.30%• Percentile: 23%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
- CWE-401•Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
all | all | < 6.3.7-1 | < 6.3.7-1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 4.15.0-219.230 | < 5.4.0-166.183 | < 5.15.0-79.86
- ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws
all | < 4.15.0-1162.175 | < 5.4.0-1113.123 | < 5.15.0-1042.47
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15
< 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1113.123~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 4.15.0-2101.107 | all | < 5.4.0-1113.123+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
< 4.15.0-1162.175~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1171.186~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1171.186~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1119.126 | < 5.15.0-1045.52
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
< 4.15.0-1171.186
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15
< 5.15.0-1045.52~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1119.126~18.04.2
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all | < 5.15.0-1044.51.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15
< 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 4.15.0-2080.86 | all | < 5.4.0-1119.126+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.4.0-1074.80 | < 5.15.0-1022.24
- ubuntu•linux-fips
all | < 4.15.0-1117.128 | < 5.4.0-1088.97
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1156.173~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1117.126 | < 5.15.0-1039.47
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
< 4.15.0-1156.173
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15
< 5.15.0-1039.47~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1117.126~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
< 4.15.0-2064.69 | all | < 5.4.0-1117.126+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
all | < 5.15.0-1039.44
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15
< 5.15.0-1039.44~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
< 5.4.0-1080.84 | < 5.15.0-1025.30
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.15
< 5.15.0-1025.30~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.15.0-219.230~16.04.1 | all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.13
all
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References (21)
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/97e3d26b5e5f371b3ee223d94dd123e6c442ba80
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/28/1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0597
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0597
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=97e3d26b5e5f371b3ee223d94dd123e6c442ba80
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Yz%2FmfJ1gjgshF19t@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net/
- https://gruss.cc/files/prefetch.pdf
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6206-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6235-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6300-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6311-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6332-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6347-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6440-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6440-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6440-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6462-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6462-2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0597
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-0597