What is CVE-2023-52805?

CVE-2023-52805 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2023-52805 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52805?

CVE-2023-52805 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-2023-52805?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52805. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52805 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52805 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-52805

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in diAlloc Currently there is not check against the agno of the iag while allocating new inodes to avoid fragmentation problem. Added the check which is required.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-21

Last modified 2025-10-01

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-129

CVE-2023-52805 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52805 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/05d9ea1ceb62a55af6727a69269a4fd310edf483
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1708d0a9917fea579cc9da3d87b154285abd2cd8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ba7df5457dc1c1071c5f92ac11323533a6430e1
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52805

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-21

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52805?

CVE-2023-52805 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2023-52805 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52805?

CVE-2023-52805 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-2023-52805?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52805. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52805 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52805 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.