Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52928
Published: March 28, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106226
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-2023-52928
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 backtrack_insn() function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52928
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/6e2fac197de2c4c041bdd8982cffb104689113f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74eec8266f37aff609db6a2f2b093e56a11c28c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3178e8a434b58678d99257c0387810a24042fb6
- 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