Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2023-52996
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.
EPSS: 0.002 (16.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 5f9ae3d9e7e4ad6db0491abc7c4ae5452dbeadd8, 4.14, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.2
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-52996?
- CVE-2023-52996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-52996?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.