Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU91541

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52587

Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU91541

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-2023-52587

CWE-ID: CWE-667

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Slackware Linux
Basesystem Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
Dell Data Protection Central
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
SmartFabric Storage Software
IBM API Connect
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1071-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1108-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1124-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1128-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1129-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-181-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-181-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_212-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_47-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_13-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_47-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_43-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_12-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_43-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_12-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-source-azure
kernel-macros
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-source
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf-debuginfo
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
python2-perf
kernel
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-181-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1036-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1043-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1084-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1091-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1112-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-headers
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-optional
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kselftests-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
cluster-md-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
dtb-cavium
dtb-lg
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-marvell
dtb-arm
dtb-freescale
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-exynos
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb
dtb-apple
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
gfs2-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-amazon
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-amd
dtb-broadcom
dtb-altera
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-optional
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
dtb-allwinner
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
dtb-nvidia
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
dtb-qcom
dtb-sprd
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1044-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1061-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers
linux-image-6.1.0-1035-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-laptop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-laptop-23.10 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1022-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ipoib_mcast_join() function in drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

How to mitigate CVE-2023-52587

Install update from vendor's website.

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52587

Detailed vulnerability description

How to mitigate CVE-2023-52587

Sources

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