#VU89382 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52610
Published: May 13, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89382
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-2023-52610
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in net/sched/act_ct.c. A local user can force the kernel to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/172ba7d46c202e679f3ccb10264c67416aaeb1c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b5b831122fc3789fff75be433ba3e4dd7b779d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73f7da5fd124f2cda9161e2e46114915e6e82e97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5346df0591d10bc948761ca854b1fae6d2ef441
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f14b377d01d8357eba032b4cabc8c1149b458b6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.148
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.75
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8