#VU106180 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52979
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106180
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-2023-52979
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the squashfs_read_xattr_id_table() function in fs/squashfs/xattr_id.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/29e774dcb27116c06b9c57b1f1f14a1623738989
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72e544b1b28325fe78a4687b980871a7e4101f76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b30a74f83265c24d1d0842c6c3928cd2e775a3fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7398efe24a965cf3937b716c0b1011c201c5d6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf5d6612092408157db6bb500c70bf6d67c40fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db76fc535fbdfbf29fd0b93e49627537ad794c8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de2785aa3448d1ee7be3ab47fd4a873025f1b3d7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.168