CVE-2023-0266 (GCVE-0-2023-0266)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-30 13:09 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15
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Title
Use after free in SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM in Linux Kernel
Summary
A use after free vulnerability exists in the ALSA PCM package in the Linux Kernel. SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_{READ|WRITE}32 is missing locks that can be used in a use-after-free that can result in a priviledge escalation to gain ring0 access from the system user. We recommend upgrading past commit 56b88b50565cd8b946a2d00b0c83927b7ebb055e
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7.9 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
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Linux Linux Kernel Affected: 4.14 , < 56b88b50565cd8b946a2d00b0c83927b7ebb055e (git)
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