Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52750
Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90935
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-2023-52750
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the arch/arm64/Kconfig. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52750
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d08a1e75253b4e19ae290b1c35349f12cfcebc0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/936c9c10efaefaf1ab3ef020e1f8aaaaff1ad2f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef0224ee5399ea8a46bc07dc6c6494961ed5fdd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd31e534721ab95ef237020fe6995c899ffdf21a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69e619d2fd056fe1f5d0adf01584f2da669e0d28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/146a15b873353f8ac28dc281c139ff611a3c4848
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.202
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.140
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.64
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7