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CVE-2023-1583 — A NULL pointer dereference was found in io_file_bitmap_get in io_uring/filetable

A NULL pointer dereference was found in io_file_bitmap_get in io_uring/filetable.c in the io_uring sub-component in the Linux Kernel. When fixed files are unregistered, some context information (file_alloc_{start,end} and alloc_hint) is not cleared. A subsequent request that has

CVSS
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EPSS
0.01% (top 99.20%)
CWE
CWE-476
Published
2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-02-20T18:50:07.985Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A NULL pointer dereference was found in io_file_bitmap_get in io_uring/filetable.c in the io_uring sub-component in the Linux Kernel. When fixed files are unregistered, some context information (file_alloc_{start,end} and alloc_hint) is not cleared. A subsequent request that has auto index selection enabled via IORING_FILE_INDEX_ALLOC can cause a NULL pointer dereference. An unprivileged user can…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / Linux kernelaffected kernel 5.19, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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