SB20240603156 - Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel dccp
Published: June 3, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240603156
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52577)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the dccp_v6_err() function in net/dccp/ipv6.c, within the dccp_v4_err() function in net/dccp/ipv4.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4600beae416d754a3cedbb1ecea8181ec05073b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62c218124fe58372e0e1f60d5b634d21c264b337
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6f4d582e25d512c9b492670b6608436694357b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d73c62e3e4464f375758b6f2459c13d46465b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26df9ab5de308caa1503d937533c56c35793018d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73be49248a04746096339a48a33fa2f03bd85969
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1512d8f45d3c5d0b5baa00bd8e600492fa569f40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6af289746a636f71f4c0535a9801774118486c7a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.327
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.296
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.198
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.134
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.258
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.56
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6