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Description

A possible unauthorized memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's cpu_entry_area mapping of X86 CPU data to memory, where a user may guess the location of exception stacks or other important data. Based on the previous CVE-2023-0597, the 'Randomize per-cpu entry area' feature was implemented in /arch/x86/mm/cpu_entry_area.c, which works through the init_cea_offsets() function when KASLR is enabled. However, despite this feature, there is still a risk of per-cpu entry area leaks. This issue could allow a local user to gain access to some important data with memory in an expected location and potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2023-07-12 | Published 2023-07-24 | Updated 2025-09-25 | Assigner redhat




HIGH: 7.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Observable Discrepancy

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0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 before *
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affected

0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 before *
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Timeline

2023-06-26:Reported to Red Hat.
2023-06-23:Made public.

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank 77pray (Syclover Security Team) for reporting this issue.

References

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583 (RHSA-2023:6583) vendor-advisory

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3640 vdb-entry

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2217523 (RHBZ#2217523) issue-tracking

cve.org (CVE-2023-3640)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-3640)

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