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CVE-2023-52642: media: rc: bpf attach/detach requires write permission

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52642DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52642
Published 17-04-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52642 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.21%
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 15 · Related 13

Timeline

  1. 17-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: bpf attach/detach requires write permission Note that bpf attach/detach also requires CAP_NET_ADMIN.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.21% 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.

Ubuntu117 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-106.116
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 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≥ f4364dcfc86df7c1ca47b256eaf6b6d0cdd0d936, < 93d8109bf182510629bbefc8cd45296d2393987f | ≥ f4364dcfc86df7c1ca47b256eaf6b6d0cdd0d936, < d98210108e7b2ff64b332b0a3541c8ad6a0617b0 | ≥ f4364dcfc86df7c1ca47b256eaf6b6d0cdd0d936, < 9f6087851ec6dce5b15f694aeaf3e8ec8243224e | ≥ f4364dcfc86df7c1ca47b256eaf6b6d0cdd0d936, < 93136132d1b5792bf44151e3494ae3691cd738e8 | ≥ f4364dcfc86df7c1ca47b256eaf6b6d0cdd0d936, < caf2da1d4562de4e35eedec0be2b7f1ee25d83be | ≥ f4364dcfc86df7c1ca47b256eaf6b6d0cdd0d936, < 6a9d552483d50953320b9d3b57abdee8d436f23f | 4.18
  • linux_kernel< 5.10.210 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.149 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.79 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.18 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.6 | 6.8:rc1 | 6.8:rc2 | 6.8:rc3 | 6.8:rc4

3 vendors · 121 products

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