CVE-2023-1582

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 18
Modified
Published: 05 Apr 2023, 00:00
Last modified:13 Feb 2025, 15:00

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.7 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.02% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Apr 2023, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
13 Feb 2025, 15:00
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A race problem was found in fs/proc/task_mmu.c in the memory management sub-component in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with user privilege to cause a denial of service.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.02%• Percentile: 4%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 5.7 | 5.7:rc1 | 5.7:rc2 | 5.7:rc3 | 5.7:rc4 | 5.7:rc5 | 5.7:rc6 | 5.7:rc7

References (1)