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CVE-2023-6531

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-01-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2023-6531
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.22%
Linux

Original NVD 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.

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