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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.7

CVE-2023-1582 json

A race problem was found in fs/proc/task_mmu.c in the memory management sub-component in the Linux kernel.

published 2023-04-05 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-23815

cvss
4.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A race problem was found in fs/proc/task_mmu.c in the memory management sub-component in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with user privilege to cause a denial of service.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 5.7
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.15.15-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1582

  • linux-oem-5.14 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.14.0-1027.30
  • linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1582

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  • kernel-rt RHEL 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-kvm RHEL 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm RHEL 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-debug-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-modules-extra RHEL 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2023:2736RHSA-2023:2951

  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS, SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 +2 more 5.3.18-150200.24.203.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS, Enterprise Storage 7.1 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.2 +5 more 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
  • kernel-preempt SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
  • kernel-default-base SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.2 +3 more 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1.150300.18.103.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:3499-1SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1SUSE-SU-2024:2947-1SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1SUSE-SU-2023:2871-1

  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-kvm AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-debug-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
  • kernel-rt-modules-extra AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2023:2736ALSA-2023:2951

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-1582 updated cvss 4.7

kernel: Soft lockup occurred during __page_mapcount

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, bpftool 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel-core 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, python3-perf 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw can be mitigated by disabling THP on the system. ~~~ How to disable THP ? https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1320153 ~~~” RHSA-2023:2951
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw can be mitigated by disabling THP on the system. ~~~ How to disable THP ? https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1320153 ~~~” RHSA-2023:2736
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a Linux

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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