Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52978
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106218
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52978
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the arch_simulate_insn() and arch_prepare_kprobe() functions in arch/riscv/kernel/probes/kprobes.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52978
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.93, 6.1.11, 6.2
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04a73558209554da17f46490ec4faaaf1b2bab68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12316538b1d193064109ce1a28fc9bacd43950de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87f48c7ccc73afc78630530d9af51f458f58cab8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2