7.1

CVE-2023-52507: nfc: nci: assert requested protocol is valid

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52507DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52507
Published 02-03-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52507 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 12
SUSE-SU-2024:1320-1SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1SUSE-SU-2024:1466-1SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1SUSE-SU-2024:1490-1SUSE-SU-2024:2493-1

Timeline

  1. 02-03-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nci: assert requested protocol is valid The protocol is used in a bit mask to determine if the protocol is supported. Assert the provided protocol is less than the maximum defined so it doesn't potentially perform a shift-out-of-bounds and provide a clearer error for undefined protocols vs unsupported ones.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu114 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-262.296 | < 4.15.0-232.244 | < 5.4.0-171.189 | < 5.15.0-94.104
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1139.145 | < 4.4.0-1177.192 | < 4.15.0-1176.189 | < 5.4.0-1118.128 | < 5.15.0-1053.58
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8, < 2c231a247a1d1628e41fa1eefd1a5307c41c5f53 | ≥ 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8, < a686f84101680b8442181a8846fbd3c934653729 | ≥ 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8, < 95733ea130e35ef9ec5949a5908dde3feaba92cb | ≥ 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8, < a424807d860ba816aaafc3064b46b456361c0802 | ≥ 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8, < 25dd54b95abfdca423b65a4ee620a774777d8213 | ≥ 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8, < 853dda54ba59ea70d5580a298b7ede4707826848 | ≥ 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8, < 6584eba7688dcf999542778b07f63828c21521da | ≥ 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8, < 354a6e707e29cb0c007176ee5b8db8be7bd2dee0 | 3.2
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.2, < 4.14.328 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.297 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.259 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.199 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.136 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.59 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.5.8 | 6.6:rc1 | 6.6:rc2 | 6.6:rc3 | 6.6:rc4 | 6.6:rc5
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.64-1 | < 6.5.8-1

3 vendors · 117 products

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