Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2023-52997
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: prevent potential spectre v1 gadget in ip_metrics_convert() if (!type) continue; if (type > RTAX_MAX) return -EINVAL; ... metrics[type - 1] = val; @type being used as an array index, we need to prevent cpu speculation or risk leaking kernel memory content.
EPSS: 0.002 (16.1th 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 6cf9dfd3bd62edfff69f11c0f111bc261166e4c7, 4.3, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.2
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-52997?
- CVE-2023-52997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-52997?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.