CVE-2023-52656: io_uring: drop any code related to SCM_RIGHTS
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-52656 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 25 · Related 23Timeline
- 13-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: drop any code related to SCM_RIGHTS This is dead code after we dropped support for passing io_uring fds over SCM_RIGHTS, get rid of it.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
24%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.31% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
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) | < 5.4.0-189.209 | < 5.15.0-112.122
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1128.138 | < 5.15.0-1063.69
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.85-1 | < 6.7.12-1
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262e, < cfb24022bb2c31f1f555dc6bc3cc5e2547446fb3 | ≥ 2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262e, < a6771f343af90a25f3a14911634562bb5621df02 | ≥ 2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262e, < d909d381c3152393421403be4b6435f17a2378b4 | ≥ 2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262e, < a3812a47a32022ca76bf46ddacdd823dc2aabf8b | ≥ 2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262e, < 6fc19b3d8a45ff0e5d50ec8184cee1d5eac1a8ba | ≥ 2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262e, < 88c49d9c896143cdc0f77197c4dcf24140375e89 | ≥ 2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262e, < 6e5e6d274956305f1fc0340522b38f5f5be74bdb | 5.1
- linux_kernel≥ 5.1, < 5.4.273 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.214 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.153 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.83 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.23 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.11
3 vendors · 121 products