Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2023-52489
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/sparsemem: fix race in accessing memory_section->usage The below race is observed on a PFN which falls into the device memory region with the system memory configurat…
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.003 (21.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions f46edbd1b1516da1fb34c917775168d5df576f78, 5.3, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-52489?
- CVE-2023-52489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2024-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-52489?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-52489 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.