What is CVE-2023-52602?

CVE-2023-52602 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400). CVE-2023-52602 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52602?

CVE-2023-52602 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-2023-52602?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52602. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52602 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52602 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

CVE-2023-52602

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix slab-out-of-bounds Read in dtSearch Currently while searching for current page in the sorted entry table of the page there is a out of bound access. Added a bound check to fix the error. Dave: Set return code to -EIO

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-400

CVE-2023-52602 is a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52602 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/1b9d6828589d57f94a23fb1c46112cda39d7efdb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c40ca3d39d769931b28295b3145c25f1decf5a6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c6a96c3d74df185ee344977d46944d6f33bb4dd
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52602

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-2023-52602?

CVE-2023-52602 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400) . CVE-2023-52602 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52602?

CVE-2023-52602 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-2023-52602?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52602. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52602 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52602 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. View CWE-400 on MITRE CWE →