Vulnerability identifier: #VU91315

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52614

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the trans_stat_show() function in drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/796d3fad8c35ee9df9027899fb90ceaeb41b958f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a7729cda2dd276d7a3994638038fb89035b6f2c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a979f56aa4b93579cf0e4265ae04d7e9300fd3e8
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaef4650fa2050147ca25fd7ee43bc0082e03c87
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08e23d05fa6dc4fc13da0ccf09defdd4bbc92ff4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087de000e4f8c878c81d9dd3725f00a1d292980c

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.