Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-6560
CVE-2023-6560
Description
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the io_uring SQ/CQ rings functionality in the Linux kernel. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system.
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Affected products
11(expand)+ 5 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.6
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7+ 3 more
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Patches
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References
6- patchwork.kernel.org/project/io-uring/patch/[email protected]/nvdMailing ListPatch
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6560nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/176405/io_uring-__io_uaddr_map-Dangerous-Multi-Page-Handling.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AU4NHBDEDLRW33O76Y6LFECEYNQET5GZ/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UCQIPFUQXKXRCH5Y4RP3C5NK4IHNBNVK/nvd
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