CVE-2023-0160

MEDIUMNVD 4.74.7—

4.7

A deadlock flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s BPF subsystem. This flaw allows a local user to potentially crash the system.

CVSS v3: 4.7
EG Score: 4.7(medium)
EPSS: 1.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 18, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0160
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2159764
secalert@redhathttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ed17aa92dc56
secalert@redhathttps://lore.kernel.org/all/CABcoxUayum5oOqFMMqAeWuS8+EzojquSOSyDA3J_2omY=2EeAg@mail.gmail.com/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0160
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2159764
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ed17aa92dc56
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lore.kernel.org/all/CABcoxUayum5oOqFMMqAeWuS8+EzojquSOSyDA3J_2omY=2EeAg@mail.gmail.com/

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-01602023-07-28
Possibility of deadlock in libbpf function sock_hash_delete_elem

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-0160?

CVE-2023-0160 is a medium vulnerability published on July 18, 2023. A deadlock flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s BPF subsystem. This flaw allows a local user to potentially crash the system.

When was CVE-2023-0160 disclosed?

CVE-2023-0160 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 18, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-0160 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-0160 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-0160?

CVE-2023-0160 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-0160?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-0160, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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