Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52985

 

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52985

Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU106168
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52985
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-verdin.dtsi. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2023-52985

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.11, 6.2

External References

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