High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Nov 3, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-1476
CVE-2023-1476
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s mm/mremap memory address space accounting source code. This issue occurs due to a race condition between rmap walk and mremap, allowing a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
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Affected products
2- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
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References
4- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdMailing ListPatch
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1659nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1476nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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