Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52703
Published: June 10, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91676
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-52703
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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 kalmia_send_init_packet() function in drivers/net/usb/kalmia.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b5de7d44890b78519acbcc80d8d1f23ff2872e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/723ef7b66f37c0841f5a451ccbce47ee1641e081
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a753352622b4f3c0219e0e9c73114b2848ae6042
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/525bdcb0838d19d918c7786151ee14661967a030
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/338f826d3afead6e4df521f7972a4bef04a72efb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02df3170c04a8356cd571ab9155a42f030190abc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c68f345b7c425b38656e1791a0486769a8797016
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.306
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.273
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.169
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.95
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.232
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2