CVE-2023-52429

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 29
Modified
Published: 12 Feb 2024, 00:00
Last modified:04 Nov 2025, 18:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.03% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Feb 2024, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Nov 2025, 18:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

dm_table_create in drivers/md/dm-table.c in the Linux kernel through 6.7.4 can attempt to (in alloc_targets) allocate more than INT_MAX bytes, and crash, because of a missing check for struct dm_ioctl.target_count.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.03%• Percentile: 7%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-754•Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

    The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.

  • CWE-789•Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

    The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.

Affected Systems

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    38 | 39

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 5.10.210 | ≥ 5.11.0, < 5.15.149 | ≥ 5.16.0, < 6.1.79 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.6.18 | ≥ 6.7.0, < 6.7.6

References (7)