SB2025032803 - Resource management error in Linux kernel bpf
Published: March 28, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025032803
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52928)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the backtrack_insn() function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e2fac197de2c4c041bdd8982cffb104689113f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74eec8266f37aff609db6a2f2b093e56a11c28c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3178e8a434b58678d99257c0387810a24042fb6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2