CVE-2023-52997

MEDIUM EPSS 15.9%
Published Mar 27, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 27, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: prevent potential spectre v1 gadget in ip_metrics_convert() if (!type) continue; if (type > RTAX_MAX) return -EINVAL; ... metrics[type - 1] = val; @type being used as an array index, we need to prevent cpu speculation or risk leaking kernel memory content.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
15.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 10

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.3  –  <4.19.272
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.20  –  <5.4.231
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.166
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.91
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.9
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any

References 6

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d1d63b612801b3f0a39b7d4467cad0abd60e5c8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34c6142f0df9cd75cba5a7aa9df0960d2854b415
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6850fe301d015a7d2012d1de8caf43dafb7cc2f6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/746db9ec1e672eee13965625ddac0d97e16fa20c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d50e7348b44f1e046121ff5be01b7fb6978a1149
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef050cf5fb70d995a0d03244e25179b7c66a924a
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d1d63b612801b3f0a39b7d4467cad0abd60e5c8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34c6142f0df9cd75cba5a7aa9df0960d2854b415
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6850fe301d015a7d2012d1de8caf43dafb7cc2f6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/746db9ec1e672eee13965625ddac0d97e16fa20c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d50e7348b44f1e046121ff5be01b7fb6978a1149
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef050cf5fb70d995a0d03244e25179b7c66a924a
    Patch