Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-52905

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: Fix resource leakage in VF driver unbind resources allocated like mcam entries to support the Ntuple feature and hash tables for the tc feature are not getting freed in driver unbind. This patch fixes the issue.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-52905: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 2da48943274712fc3204089d9a97078350765635, 5.15, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.2

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52905?
CVE-2023-52905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2023-52905?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-52905 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.