#VU91314 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52612
Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91314
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52612
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the scomp_acomp_comp_decomp() function in crypto/scompress.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1142d65c5b881590962ad763f94505b6dd67d2fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e3f4a18784182cfe34e20c00eca11e78d53e76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4518dc468cdd796757190515a9be7408adc8911e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f2f91b3fd7387e5102060809316a0f8f0bc625
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4df0c942d04a67df174195ad8082f6e30e7f71a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9e5bed036a7f9e2062a137e97e3c1e77fb8759
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71c6670f9f032ec67d8f4e3f8db4646bf5a62883
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/744e1885922a9943458954cfea917b31064b4131
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.306
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.209
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.148
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.268
- 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