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CVE-2023-52670: linux kernel vulnerability
CVE-2023-52670: medium vulnerability affecting linux kernel. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 21.28%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- linux kernel
What is known
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rpmsg: virtio: Free driver_override when rpmsg_remove() Free driver_override when rpmsg_remove(), otherwise the following memory leak will occur: unreferenced object 0xffff0000d55d7080 (size 128): comm "kworker/u8:2", pid 56, jiffies 4294893188 (age 214.272s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 72 70 6d 73 67 5f 6e 73 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 rpmsg_ns........ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<000000009c94c9c1>] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1f8/0x320 [<000000002300d89b>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x44/0x70 [<00000000228a60c3>] kstrndup+0x4c/0x90 [<0000000077158695>] driver_set_override+0xd0/0x164 [<000000003e9c4ea5>] rpmsg_register_device_override+0x98/0x170 [<000000001c0c89a8>] rpmsg_ns_register_device+0x24/0x30 [<000000008bbf8fa2>] rpmsg_probe+0x2e0/0x3ec [<00000000e65a68df>] virtio_dev_probe+0x1c0/0x280 [<00000000443331cc>] really_probe+0xbc/0x2dc [<00000000391064b1>] __driver_probe_device+0x78/0xe0 [<00000000a41c9a5b>] driver_probe_device+0xd8/0x160 [<000000009c3bd5df>] __device_attach_driver+0xb8/0x140 [<0000000043cd7614>] bus_for_each_drv+0x7c/0xd4 [<000000003b929a36>] __device_attach+0x9c/0x19c [<00000000a94e0ba8>] device_initial_probe+0x14/0x20 [<000000003c999637>] bus_probe_device+0xa0/0xac
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-52670, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) affecting linux kernel, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether linux kernel is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.