---
id: 1083
title: "A deep dive into CVE-2023-2163: How We found and Fixed an eBPF Linux Kernel Vulnerability"
cve: CVE-2023-2163
source_domain: bughunters.google.com
source_url: "https://bughunters.google.com/blog/a-deep-dive-into-cve-2023-2163-how-we-found-and-fixed-an-ebpf-linux-kernel-vulnerability"
published_at: "2024-08-08 00:00"
tags: ["privilege-escalation", "linux-kernel", "google", "cve-2023-2163", "ebpf", "verifier", "vulnerability-analysis"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1083"
lang: en
---

# A deep dive into CVE-2023-2163: How We found and Fixed an eBPF Linux Kernel Vulnerability

## Summary

Google engineers recount finding CVE-2023-2163 in the Linux kernel's eBPF verifier, covering root-cause analysis and the fix; exploited verifier bugs typically lead to local privilege escalation.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bughunters.google.com
- **CVE:** CVE-2023-2163
- **Published:** 2024-08-08 00:00
- **Original:** https://bughunters.google.com/blog/a-deep-dive-into-cve-2023-2163-how-we-found-and-fixed-an-ebpf-linux-kernel-vulnerability
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1083