#VU106146 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52996
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106146
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52996
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the fib_metrics_match() function in net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9398a26a92fc402d82ce1f97cc67d832527da0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f9828fb1f688210e681268490576f0ca65c322a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0eb24f1a7a60ce635f0d757a46f1a37a4d467d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca3cf947760de050d558293002ad3e7f4b8745d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9753ebd61be2d957b5504cbd3fd719674f05b7a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.9