#VU90867 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52845
Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90867
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-2023-52845
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the net/tipc/netlink.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6744008c354bca2e4686a5b6056ee6b535d9f67d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2426425d686b43adbc4f2f4a367b494f06f159d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2199260c42e6fbc5af8adae3bf78e623407c91b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b33d130f07f1decd756b849ab03c23d11d4dd294
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3907b89cd17fcc23e9a80789c36856f00ece0ba8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c731e98fe4d678e87ba3e4d45d3cf0a5a193dc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abc1582119e8c4af14cedb0db6541fd603f45a04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560992f41c0cea44b7603bc9e6c73bffbf6b5709
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19b3f72a41a8751e26bffc093bb7e1cef29ad579
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.330
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.299
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.201
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.139
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.261
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.63
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7