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CVE-2023-1476

HIGH CVSS: 7.0 Published: 2023-11-03 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Enterprise Linux Server TusRedhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little EndianRedhat Enterprise Linux EusRedhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian EusLinux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-416, CWE-416

References