A use-after-free flaw was found in vcs_read in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c in vc_screen in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow an attacker with local user access to cause a system crash or leak internal kernel information.
CVE-2023-3567
Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2023-07-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.4.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 6.7(medium)
- EPSS
- 34.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 24, 2023
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (26)
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0431
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0432
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0439
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0448
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0575
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3567
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221463
- secalert@redhathttps://www.spinics.net/lists/stable-commits/msg285184.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175072/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0098-1.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175963/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0099-1.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-3567(6)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2024:3138Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2024:2394Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2024:0575Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2024:0448Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2024:0439Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security update
- RHSA-2024:0412Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
Patch Availability(14)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | lowlatency-4.4 (4.4.0-168) @ trusty | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.244.250) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual (3.13.0.193.203) @ trusty | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-kvm (4.4.0.1123.120) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | lowlatency-4.4 (4.4.0-168) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 2024-05-22 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 2024-05-22 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 | 2024-04-30 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-477.43.1.el8_8 | 2024-01-30 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:5.14.0-284.48.1.el9_2 | 2024-01-25 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:5.14.0-70.85.1.el9_0 | 2024-01-25 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-70.85.1.rt21.156.el9_0 | 2024-01-25 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.48.1.rt14.333.el9_2 | 2024-01-25 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 | 2024-01-25 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(9)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-35672023-08-03
Kernel: use after free in vcs_read in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c due to race
- Red HatRHSA-2024:0431MODERATE2023-01-14
RHSA-2024:0431 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:0432MODERATE2023-01-14
RHSA-2024:0432 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:2950MODERATE2023-01-14
RHSA-2024:2950 — Moderate
- UbuntuLSN-0098-1HIGH
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
- UbuntuLSN-0099-1HIGH
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
- UbuntuUSN-6309-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6327-1HIGH
Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6341-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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