CVE-2023-52996: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: prevent potential spectre v1 gadget in fib_metrics_match() if (!type) continue; if (type > RTAX_MAX) return false; ... fi_val = fi->fib_metrics->metrics[type - 1]; @type being used as an array index, we need to prevent cpu speculation or risk leaking kernel memory content.
CVE-2023-52996CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2023-52996: linux kernel vulnerability

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

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
15.8%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

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

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