# CVE-2023-2008: Kernel: udmabuf: improper validation of array index leading to local privilege escalation

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 5.4.202, 5.10.127, 5.15.51, 5.18.8
- Published: 2023-04-14 · Updated: 2026-08-10

## Affected

- kernel: from 4.20, fixed in 5.4.202; from 5.5, fixed in 5.10.127; from 5.11, fixed in 5.15.51; from 5.16, fixed in 5.18.8
- kernel: version range not reported
- kernel-rt: version range not reported
- kernel: version range not reported
- kernel: version range not reported
- kernel-rt: version range not reported
- kpatch-patch: version range not reported
- kernel: version range not reported
- kernel: version range not reported
- kernel-rt: version range not reported
- kernel: version range not reported
- kernel-rt: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's udmabuf device driver, within a fault handler. This issue occurs due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in memory access past the end of an array. This may allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.4.202, 5.10.127, 5.15.51, 5.18.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7933
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8267
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3470
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3490
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2008
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2186862
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-441/
- https://github.com/bluefrostsecurity/CVE-2023-2008

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