There exists a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through io_uring and the IORING_OP_SPLICE operation. If IORING_OP_SPLICE is missing the IO_WQ_WORK_FILES flag, which signals that the operation won't use current->nsproxy, so its reference counter is not increased. This assumption is not always true as calling io_splice on specific files will call the get_uts function which will use current->nsproxy leading to invalidly decreasing its reference counter later causing the use-after-free vulnerability. We recommend upgrading to version 5.10.160 or above
CVE Status: Modified
Attribute | Value |
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Attack Complexity | LOW |
Attack Vector | LOCAL |
Availability Impact | HIGH |
Base Score | 7.8 |
Base Severity | HIGH |
Confidentiality Impact | HIGH |
Integrity Impact | HIGH |
Privileges Required | LOW |
Scope | UNCHANGED |
User Interaction | NONE |
Vector String | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Exploitability Score | 1.8 |
Impact Score | 5.9 |
Source | [email protected] |
Type | Secondary |