What is CVE-2023-52601?

CVE-2023-52601 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2023-52601 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52601?

CVE-2023-52601 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52601?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52601. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52601 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52601 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-52601

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in dbAdjTree Currently there is a bound check missing in the dbAdjTree while accessing the dmt_stree. To add the required check added the bool is_ctl which is required to determine the size as suggest in the following commit. https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel-mentees/[email protected]/

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-03-06

Last modified 2025-03-14

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2023-52601 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52601 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

Mailing List
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html

Mailing List
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2037cb9d95f1741885f7daf50e8a028c4ade5317
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e16a1389b5a7983b45cb2aa20b0e3f0ee364d6c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d3898b4d72c677d47fe3cb554449f2df5c12555
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52601

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-03-06

Modified 2025-03-14

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52601?

CVE-2023-52601 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2023-52601 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52601?

CVE-2023-52601 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52601?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52601. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52601 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52601 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.