CVE-2023-0386: Linux kernel · CWE-282
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Exploited in the wild · KEV due 8 Jul 2025 · public exploit available (Metasploit) · 7% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Linux kernel now.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:54 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
- EPSS
- 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 94% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Mar 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 2.2 years after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by Red Hat, Inc.
, 63 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed
, 2.2 years after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 2.3 years after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities was found in the Linux kernel’s OverlayFS subsystem in how a user copies a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. This uid mapping bug allows a local user to escalate their privileges on the system.
References
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4f11ada10d0a (opens in a new tab)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0004/ (opens in a new tab)
- debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5402 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00008.html (opens in a new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/173087/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0095-1.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-0386 (opens in a new tab)