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.
CVE-2023-6531
CVSS base score
7.0 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
Attack vector
Local
Weakness
CWE-362
Last modified
November 5, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
linux linux kernel
redhat enterprise linux
References
- access.redhat.com
- access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
- lore.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch
- packetstormsecurity.com
- access.redhat.com
- access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
- lists.debian.org
- lore.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch