What is CVE-2023-52988?

CVE-2023-52988 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.1 onward and patched in 4.14.306, 4.19.273, 5.4.232 and others. CVE-2023-52988 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52988?

CVE-2023-52988 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-2023-52988?

Yes, CVE-2023-52988 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.306, 4.19.273, 5.4.232 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-52988 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52988 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-52988

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda/via: Avoid potential array out-of-bound in add_secret_dac_path() snd_hda_get_connections() can return a negative error code. It may lead to accessing 'conn' array at a negative index. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-03-27

Last modified 2025-10-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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-2023-52988 is classified as CWE-129

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.306, 4.19.273, 5.4.232, 5.10.168, 5.15.93, 6.1.11, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.1

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.306 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.273 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.232 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.168 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.93 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.11 6.1.x ✓ 6.2

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52988 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/1b9256c96220bcdba287eeeb90e7c910c77f8c46
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b557fa635e7487f638c0f030c305870839eeda2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/437e50ef6290ac835d526d0e45f466a0aa69ba1b
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52988

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-03-27

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52988?

CVE-2023-52988 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.1 onward and has been patched in 4.14.306, 4.19.273, 5.4.232 and others. CVE-2023-52988 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52988?

CVE-2023-52988 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-2023-52988?

Yes — CVE-2023-52988 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.306, 4.19.273, 5.4.232 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-52988 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52988 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.