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CVE-2023-0458

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-0458 is a speculative pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux Kernel's do_prlimit() function, affecting Debian and other Linux distributions. This flaw allows a local, low-privileged attacker to potentially leak sensitive memory contents due to controlled pointer arithmetic. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium), its exploitation requires high attack complexity but can lead to high confidentiality impact. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
50.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0072 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (18)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17893-16820Fixed in: 5.10.179.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.111.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17889-16823Fixed in: 5.15.111.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 kernel 5.10.179.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 5.10.179.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.111.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.111.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 5.10.179.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 5.10.179.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.111.1-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-70.70.1.rt21.141.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-477.43.1.el8_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.25.1.rt14.310.el9_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-284.25.1.el9_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-70.70.1.el9_0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2023-May/CVE-2023-0458

CVE-2023-0458

May 9, 2023
microsoft2023-Apr/CVE-2023-0458Moderate

Spectre V1 Gadget in do_prlimit in the Linux Kernel

Apr 11, 2023
redhatCVE-2023-0458Moderate

kernel: speculative pointer dereference in do_prlimit() in kernel/sys.c

Jan 21, 2023

References

github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/739790605705ddcf18f21782b9c99ad7d53a8c11
Patch
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/diff/kernel/sys.c
Patch
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory