Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU87748

Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52435

Published: March 22, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87748

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-52435

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the skb_segment() function. A local user can trigger memory corruption and crash the kernel.

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