CVE-2023-6531
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.0
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2024-01-21 10:15:07.967000
Last modified
2026-11-05 12:17:36.517000
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