CVE-2023-2006

Local privilege escalation via RxRPC bundle use-after-free

Published Apr 24, 2023 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

An RxRPC race in affected Linux Kernel releases allows local users to execute code with kernel privileges through connection-bundle handling. In net/rxrpc/conn_client.c, rxrpc_unbundle_conn can destroy a bundle after rxrpc_look_up_bundle retrieves it but before a new connection attaches, leaving a use-after-free window. Exploitation requires low-privileged local code execution and successful timing of the race; the resulting code runs in the kernel context.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

An RxRPC race in affected Linux Kernel releases allows local users to execute code with kernel privileges through connection-bundle handling. In net/rxrpc/conn_client.c, rxrpc_unbundle_conn can destroy a bundle after rxrpc_look_up_bundle retrieves it but before a new connection attaches, leaving a use-after-free window. Exploitation requires low-privileged local code execution and successful timing of the race; the resulting code runs in the kernel context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-2006
Published
Apr 24, 2023
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux Kernel
Classifications
CWE-362, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Fixed in kernel v6.1-rc7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linux Kernelversion=Fixed in kernel v6.1-rc7

Published CVSS scores

8.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.0CISA ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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