What is CVE-2023-52642?

CVE-2023-52642 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2023-52642 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52642?

CVE-2023-52642 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-2023-52642?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52642. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52642 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52642 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-52642

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: bpf attach/detach requires write permission Note that bpf attach/detach also requires CAP_NET_ADMIN.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-17

Last modified 2025-03-27

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-862

CVE-2023-52642 is classified as CWE-862

See CWE-862 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52642 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
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a9d552483d50953320b9d3b57abdee8d436f23f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93136132d1b5792bf44151e3494ae3691cd738e8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93d8109bf182510629bbefc8cd45296d2393987f
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52642

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-17

Modified 2025-03-27

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52642?

CVE-2023-52642 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2023-52642 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52642?

CVE-2023-52642 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-2023-52642?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52642. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52642 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52642 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.