7.8

CVE-2023-52880: tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52880
Published 24-05-2024Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52880 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.8% 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 (CVE.org)
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 48 · Related 42
DLA-3840-1DLA-3842-1LSN-0110-1RHSA-2024:5928RHSA-2024:6744RHSA-2024:6745

Timeline

  1. 24-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc Any unprivileged user can attach N_GSM0710 ldisc, but it requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to create a GSM network anyway. Require initial namespace CAP_NET_ADMIN to do that.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

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
  • linux< 3.13.0-204.255 | < 4.4.0-266.300 | < 4.15.0-235.247 | < 5.4.0-189.209 | < 5.15.0-116.126
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1141.147 | < 4.4.0-1179.194 | < 4.15.0-1178.191 | < 5.4.0-1128.138 | < 5.15.0-1065.71
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0, < 7d303dee473ba3529d75b63491e9963342107bed | ≥ e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0, < 7a529c9023a197ab3bf09bb95df32a3813f7ba58 | ≥ e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0, < ada28eb4b9561aab93942f3224a2e41d76fe57fa | ≥ e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0, < 2d154a54c58f9c8375bfbea9f7e51ba3bfb2e43a | ≥ e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0, < 2b85977977cbd120591b23c2450e90a5806a7167 | ≥ e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0, < 67c37756898a5a6b2941a13ae7260c89b54e0d88 | 2.6.35
  • linux_kernel< 4.19.312 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.274 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.215 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.155 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.86 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6

3 vendors · 121 products

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