CVE-2023-52596

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sysctl: Fix out of bounds access for empty sysct...

CVE-2023-52596 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52596, released March 6, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0023
13th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sysctl: Fix out of bounds access for empty sysctl registers When registering tables to the sysctl subsystem there is a check to see if header is a permanently empty directory (used for mounts). This check evaluates the first element of the ctl_table. This results in an out of bounds evaluation when registering empty directories. The function register_sysctl_mount_point now passes a ctl_table of size 1 instead of size 0. It now relies solely on the type to identify a permanently empty register. Make sure that the ctl_table has at least one element before testing for permanent emptiness.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.7.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52596 Mar 6, 2024
linux · Debian 14 6.7.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52596 Mar 6, 2024

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