#VU93621 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52748
Published: July 2, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93621
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-2023-52748
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the f2fs_init_page_array_cache() function in fs/f2fs/compress.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/c041f5ddef00c731c541e00bc8ae97b8c84c682f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4088d7d8f1123006d46a42edf51b8c960a58ef9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526dd7540a09ecf87b5f54f3ab4e0a2528f25a79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fca08fd3085253b48fcb1bd243a0a5e18821a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eebe636cac53886bd5d1cdd55e082ec9e84983f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0d4e8acb3789c5a8651061fbab62ca24a45c063
- 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