CVE-2023-22023 Privilege escalation in Solaris Operating System

High 7.8 Published 18 Jul 2023 Updated 13 Sep 2024

A low-privileged attacker with local access can exploit a flaw in the Device Driver Interface to take over the Oracle Solaris operating system.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-22023?

CVE-2023-22023 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 18 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Device Driver Interface). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. Note: CVE-2023-22023 is equivalent to CVE-2023-31284. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22023?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22023?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22023 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-22023 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22023 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2g29-vvh2-xx4w.