CVE-2023-2598Public exploit

Local privilege escalation via nonconsecutive page coalescing

Published Jun 1, 2023 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Out-of-bounds physical-memory access in Linux Kernel 6.3-rc1 through 6.3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges. io_sqe_buffer_register treats repeated mappings of one physical page as a contiguous folio because it compares folio identity without verifying page sequence, then records the user-supplied virtual length in one bio_vec. A low-privileged local process can register the crafted fixed buffer and obtain out-of-bounds reads and writes across following physical pages, enabling root takeover.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability1.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds physical-memory access in Linux Kernel 6.3-rc1 through 6.3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges. io_sqe_buffer_register treats repeated mappings of one physical page as a contiguous folio because it compares folio identity without verifying page sequence, then records the user-supplied virtual length in one bio_vec. A low-privileged local process can register the crafted fixed buffer and obtain out-of-bounds reads and writes across following physical pages, enabling root takeover.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-2598
Published
Jun 1, 2023
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux Kernel
Classifications
CWE-787, CWE-416, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Kernel prior to 6.4-rc1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linux Kernelversion=Kernel prior to 6.4-rc1

Published CVSS scores

7.8CanonicalCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-416Use After Free
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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