CVE-2023-46862
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.5.9.
Published Oct 29, 2023 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · linux linux kernel
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.5.9. During a race with SQ thread exit, an io_uring/fdinfo.c io_uring_show_fdinfo NULL pointer dereference can occur.
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Oct 29, 2023 · NIST NVD
Detected
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.5.9. During a race with SQ thread exit, an io_uring/fdinfo.c io_uring_show_fdinfo NULL pointer dereference can occur.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.5.9. During a race with SQ thread exit, an io_uring/fdinfo.c io_uring_show_fdinfo NULL pointer dereference can occur.
Affected
- cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-46862
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-46862
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-46862
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.5.9. During a race with SQ thread exit, an io_uring/fdinfo.c io_uring_show_fdinfo NULL pointer dereference can occur.
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