#VU93466 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52742
Published: June 27, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93466
Vulnerability risk: 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-2023-52742
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the pl_vendor_req() function in drivers/net/usb/plusb.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/f0ad46ef772438c0596df370450d8bdc8a12dbfb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f69307f625904feed189008381fd83bd1a35b63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43379fcacea2dcee35d02efc9c8fe97807a503c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1be271c52bf3554edcb8d124d1f8c7f777ee5727
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25141fb4119112f4ebf8f00cf52014abbc8020b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d2cf3fae701646061e295815bb7588d2f3671cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/811d581194f7412eda97acc03d17fc77824b561f
- 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-5.10.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.94
- 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-6.1.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2