What is CVE-2023-52880?

CVE-2023-52880 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.35 onward and patched in 4.19.312, 5.4.274, 5.10.215 and others. CVE-2023-52880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52880?

CVE-2023-52880 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-2023-52880?

Yes, CVE-2023-52880 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.312, 5.4.274, 5.10.215 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.35 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-52880 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-52880

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc Any unprivileged user can attach N_GSM0710 ldisc, but it requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to create a GSM network anyway. Require initial namespace CAP_NET_ADMIN to do that.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-24

Last modified 2025-12-17

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.35 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.312, 5.4.274, 5.10.215, 5.15.155, 6.1.86, 6.6 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.35

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.312 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.274 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.215 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.155 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.86 6.1.x ✓ 6.6

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b85977977cbd120591b23c2450e90a5806a7167

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d154a54c58f9c8375bfbea9f7e51ba3bfb2e43a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67c37756898a5a6b2941a13ae7260c89b54e0d88

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a529c9023a197ab3bf09bb95df32a3813f7ba58

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d303dee473ba3529d75b63491e9963342107bed

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52880

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-24

Modified 2025-12-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52880?

CVE-2023-52880 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.35 onward and has been patched in 4.19.312, 5.4.274, 5.10.215 and others. CVE-2023-52880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52880?

CVE-2023-52880 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-2023-52880?

Yes. CVE-2023-52880 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.312, 5.4.274, 5.10.215 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.35 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-52880 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-52880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.