7.8

CVE-2023-52601: debian debian_linux Improper Validation of Array Index

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52601DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52601
Published 06-03-2024Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52601 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 18

Timeline

  1. 06-03-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in dbAdjTree Currently there is a bound check missing in the dbAdjTree while accessing the dmt_stree. To add the required check added the bool is_ctl which is required to determine the size as suggest in the following commit. https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel-mentees/f9475918-2186-49b8-b801-6f0f9e75f4fa@oracle.com/

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu116 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-254.288 | < 4.15.0-225.237 | < 5.4.0-181.201 | < 5.15.0-106.116
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1131.137 | < 4.4.0-1169.184 | < 4.15.0-1168.181 | < 5.4.0-1124.134 | < 5.15.0-1061.67
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 3d3898b4d72c677d47fe3cb554449f2df5c12555 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 3f8217c323fd6ecd6829a0c3ae7ac3f14eac368e | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 2037cb9d95f1741885f7daf50e8a028c4ade5317 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 8393c80cce45f40c1256d72e21ad351b3650c57e | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 70780914cb57e2ba711e0ac1b677aaaa75103603 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 2e16a1389b5a7983b45cb2aa20b0e3f0ee364d6c | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < fc67a2e18f4c4e3f07e9f9ae463da24530470e73 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 74ecdda68242b174920fe7c6133a856fb7d8559b | 2.6.12
  • linux_kernel< 4.19.307 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.269 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.210 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.149 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.77 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.16 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.4

3 vendors · 120 products

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