CVE-2023-52997
ipv4: prevent potential spectre v1 gadget in ip_metrics_convert()
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7.1
*CVSS v3
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*CPE
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Descriptions
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.
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.
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- 2025-03-27 CVE Reserved
- 2025-03-27 CVE Published
- 2025-03-27 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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References (7)
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cf9dfd3bd62edfff69f11c0f111bc261166e4c7 | Vuln. Introduced |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.3 < 4.19.272 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.3 < 4.19.272" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.3 < 5.4.231 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.3 < 5.4.231" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.3 < 5.10.166 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.3 < 5.10.166" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.3 < 5.15.91 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.3 < 5.15.91" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.3 < 6.1.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.3 < 6.1.9" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.3 < 6.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.3 < 6.2" | en |
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