# CVE-2023-52926: io\_uring/rw: split io\_read() into a helper

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-24 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IORING_OP_READ did not correctly consume the provided buffer list when read i/o returned < 0 (except for -EAGAIN and -EIOCBQUEUED return). This can lead to a potential use-after-free when the completion via io_rw_done runs at separate context.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72060434a14caea20925e492310d6e680e3f9007
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c27fc6a783c8a77c756dd5461b15e465020d075
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a08d195b586a217d76b42062f88f375a3eedda4d

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