What is CVE-2023-52929?

CVE-2023-52929 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 6.1.11 and 6.2. CVE-2023-52929 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52929?

CVE-2023-52929 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-2023-52929?

Yes, CVE-2023-52929 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.11 and 6.2. 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-2023-52929 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52929 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-52929

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmem: core: fix cleanup after dev_set_name() If dev_set_name() fails, we leak nvmem->wp_gpio as the cleanup does not put this. While a minimal fix for this would be to add the gpiod_put() call, we can do better if we split device_register(), and use the tested nvmem_release() cleanup code by initialising the device early, and putting the device. This results in a slightly larger fix, but results in clear code. Note: this patch depends on "nvmem: core: initialise nvmem->id early" and "nvmem: core: remove nvmem_config wp_gpio". [Srini: Fixed subject line and error code handing with wp_gpio while applying.]

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-03-27

Last modified 2025-10-28

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-459

CVE-2023-52929 is classified as CWE-459

See CWE-459 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.11, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.1

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.11 6.1.x ✓ 6.2

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52929 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/23676ecd2eb377f7c24a6ff578b0f4c7135658b6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39708bc8da7858de0bed9b3a88b3beb1d1e0b443
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560181d3ace61825f4ca9dd3481d6c0ee6709fa8
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52929

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-03-27

Modified 2025-10-28

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52929?

CVE-2023-52929 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 6.1.11 and 6.2. CVE-2023-52929 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52929?

CVE-2023-52929 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-2023-52929?

Yes — CVE-2023-52929 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.11 and 6.2. 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-2023-52929 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52929 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.