What is CVE-2023-52987?

CVE-2023-52987 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-52987?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-52987

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: ipc4-mtrace: prevent underflow in sof_ipc4_priority_mask_dfs_write() The "id" comes from the user. Change the type to unsigned to prevent an array underflow.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions f4ea22f7aa7536560097d765be56445933d07e0d, 6.1, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52987?: CVE-2023-52987 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-52987?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.