What is CVE-2023-52615?

CVE-2023-52615 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667). CVE-2023-52615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52615?

CVE-2023-52615 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52615?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52615. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52615 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html

CVE-2023-52615

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: core - Fix page fault dead lock on mmap-ed hwrng There is a dead-lock in the hwrng device read path. This triggers when the user reads from /dev/hwrng into memory also mmap-ed from /dev/hwrng. The resulting page fault triggers a recursive read which then dead-locks. Fix this by using a stack buffer when calling copy_to_user.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-03-18

Last modified 2024-12-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-667

CVE-2023-52615 is a Improper Locking vulnerability

What is Improper Locking?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52615 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26cc6d7006f922df6cc4389248032d955750b2a0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5030d4c798863ccb266563201b341a099e8cdd48
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6822a14271786150e178869f1495cc03e74c5029
Patch

10 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52615

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-03-18

Modified 2024-12-12

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52615?

CVE-2023-52615 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667) . CVE-2023-52615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52615?

CVE-2023-52615 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52615?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52615. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52615 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. View CWE-667 on MITRE CWE →