What is CVE-2023-52800?

CVE-2023-52800 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.6 onward and patched in 5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64 and others. CVE-2023-52800 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52800?

CVE-2023-52800 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52800?

Yes, CVE-2023-52800 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-52800 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52800 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2023-52800

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix htt pktlog locking The ath11k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the htt pktlog handling code calling ath11k_mac_get_ar_by_pdev_id() was not marked as a read-side critical section. Mark the code in question as an RCU read-side critical section to avoid any potential use-after-free issues. Compile tested only.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-21

Last modified 2025-04-02

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

4.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2023-52800 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64, 6.5.13, 6.6.3, 6.7 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.6

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.202 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.140 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.64 6.1.x ✓ 6.5.13 6.5.x ✓ 6.6.3 6.6.x ✓ 6.7

References

6 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03ed26935bebf6b6fd8a656490bf3dcc71b72679

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a51e6b4da71fdfa43ec006d6abc020f3e22d14e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f77c7d605b29df277d77e9ee75d96e7ad145d2d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/423762f021825b5e57c3d6f01ff96a9ff19cdcd8

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69cede2a5a5f60e3f5602b901b52cb64edd2ea6c

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52800

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-21

Modified 2025-04-02

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52800?

CVE-2023-52800 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.6 onward and has been patched in 5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64 and others. CVE-2023-52800 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52800?

CVE-2023-52800 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52800?

Yes. CVE-2023-52800 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-52800 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-52800 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.