SB2024051333 - Denial of service in Linux kernel
Published: May 13, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024051333
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52578)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the br_handle_frame_finish() function in net/bridge/br_input.c. A local user can exploit the race and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2346e6beb699909ca455d9d20c4e577ce900839
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad8d39c7b437fcdab7208a6a56c093d222c008d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04cc361f029c14dd067ad180525c7392334c9bfd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc97117b51d68d5cea8f5351cca2d8c4153f394
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89f9f20b1cbd36d99d5a248a4bf8d11d4fd049a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2ef4cb4d418fa64fe73eb84d10cc5c0e52e00fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44bdb313da57322c9b3c108eb66981c6ec6509f4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.296
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.198
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.134
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.258
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.56
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6