CVE-2023-26605
In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is a use-after-free in inode_cgwb_move_to_attached in fs/fs-writeback.c, related to __list_del_entry_valid.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is a use-after-free in inode_cgwb_move_to_attached in fs/fs-writeback.c, related to __list_del_entry_valid.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 29th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 6 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4e3c51f4e805291b057d12f5dda5aeb50a538dc4
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/2/22/3Exploit
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0010/Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4e3c51f4e805291b057d12f5dda5aeb50a538dc4
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/2/22/3Exploit
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0010/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.