Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52750

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU90935

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: 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-2023-52750
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 improper error handling within the arch/arm64/Kconfig. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default
python2-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
perf
perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-devel
bpftool
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-syms-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-optional
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-extra
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-optional
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dtb-lg
dtb-nvidia
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-xilinx
dtb-qcom
dtb-exynos
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-altera
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
dtb-amd
kernel-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
dtb-socionext
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-broadcom
dtb-freescale
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-arm
dtb-apm
dtb-mediatek
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-marvell
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-amlogic
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-build
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug
kernel-macros
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs
kernel-default-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default
kernel-obs-qa
cluster-md-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base

How to mitigate CVE-2023-52750

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64, 6.5.13, 6.6.3, 6.7
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.2
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279
kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2406.1.0.0279, 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.78.0.158, 5.10.0-202.0.0.115
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2.150600.12.4.3
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2.150600.12.4.3

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