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TI-2023-01185 Aliases CVE-2023-1252GHSA-225p-3jp7-q6p8

Use after free in Kernel

Priority LOW 35CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 19 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Ext4 File System in how a user triggers several file operations simultaneously with the overlay FS usage. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. Only if patch 9a2544037600 ("ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req") not applied yet, the kernel could be affected.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00223 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 7 advisoriesRed Hat: 19 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—KernelLinux kernel 5.16-rc1—No fix listedCNA
  • Kernel Vendor— Affected Linux kernel 5.16-rc1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6 to before 5.10.80; 5.11 to before 5.14.19; 5.15 to before 5.15.3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 to before 5.10.80; 5.11 to before 5.14.19; 5.15 to before 5.15.3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 7 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:8613 Released 2024-10-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.2) bpftool-7.0.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2 +29
  • RHSA-2024:8614 Released 2024-10-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel-rt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2 +11
  • RHSA-2024:8107 Released 2024-10-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8 +19
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2024:0724 Released 2024-02-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) bpftool-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 +19
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 kernel-devel-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, perf-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
  • RHSA-2023:7077 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 +19
  • RHSA-2023:6901 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9 +9
  • RHSA-2023:6583 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, libperf-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:7077
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6583
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:0724
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2024:8107
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2024:8613
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6583
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2024:8613
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:7077
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6583
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:0724
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2024:8107
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2024:8613
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:6901
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6583
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2024:8614
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:6901
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6583
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2024:8614
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:0724
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1252
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-225p-3jp7-q6p8

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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