Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52577

 

Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52577

Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90883
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-2023-52577
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 use of uninitialized resource within the dccp_v6_err() function in net/dccp/ipv6.c, within the dccp_v4_err() function in net/dccp/ipv4.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
SmartFabric OS10
kernel
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
kernel-headers
python3-perf
kernel-tools
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-source

How to mitigate CVE-2023-52577

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.14.327, 4.19.296, 5.4.258, 5.10.198, 5.15.134, 6.1.56, 6.5.6, 6.6
SmartFabric OS10 - update to 10.5.4.11
kernel - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
perf - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-196.0.0.109

External References

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