Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux Kernel due to a race problem in the unix garbage collector's deletion of SKB races with unix_stream_read_generic() on the socket that the SKB is queued on.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel; redhat: enterprise linux
References10
- lore.kernel.org/all/c716c88321939156909cfa1bd8b0faaf1c804103.17… Mailing ListPatch
- lore.kernel.org/all/c716c88321939156909cfa1bd8b0faaf1c804103.17… Mailing ListPatch
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6531 Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253034 Issue Tracking
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/176533/Linux-Broken-Unix-GC-Inter…
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6531 Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253034 Issue Tracking
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.0
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 13 · as of 5 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-362
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