What is CVE-2023-52687?

CVE-2023-52687 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.1 onward and patched in 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. CVE-2023-52687 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52687?

CVE-2023-52687 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-2023-52687?

Yes, CVE-2023-52687 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-52687 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52687 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-52687

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: safexcel - Add error handling for dma_map_sg() calls Macro dma_map_sg() may return 0 on error. This patch enables checks in case of the macro failure and ensures unmapping of previously mapped buffers with dma_unmap_sg(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with static analysis tool SVACE.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-17

Last modified 2025-09-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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-252

CVE-2023-52687 is classified as CWE-252

See CWE-252 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.1

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.75 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.14 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.2 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c0ac81a172a69a7733290915276672787e904ec

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8084b788c2fb1260f7d44c032d5124680b20d2b2

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87e02063d07708cac5bfe9fd3a6a242898758ac8

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc0b785802b856566df3ac943e38a072557001c4

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52687

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-17

Modified 2025-09-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52687?

CVE-2023-52687 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.1 onward and has been patched in 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. CVE-2023-52687 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52687?

CVE-2023-52687 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-2023-52687?

Yes. CVE-2023-52687 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-52687 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-52687 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.