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CVE-2023-52839

3.3 · LOW
Published May 21, 2024 linux EPSS 0.21% (11th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2023-52839 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drivers: perf: Do not broadcast to other cpus when starting a counter

This command:

$ perf record -e cycles:k -e instructions:k -c 10000 -m 64M dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null count=1000

gives rise to this kernel warning:

[ 444.364395] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 104 at kernel/smp.c:775 smp_call_function_many_cond+0x42c/0x436

[ 444.364515] Modules linked in:

[ 444.364657] CPU: 0 PID: 104 Comm: perf-exec Not tainted 6.6.0-rc6-00051-g391df82e8ec3-dirty #73

[ 444.364771] Hardware name: riscv-virtio,qemu (DT)

[ 444.364868] epc : smp_call_function_many_cond+0x42c/0x436

[ 444.364917] ra : on_each_cpu_cond_mask+0x20/0x32

[ 444.364948] epc : ffffffff8009f9e0 ra : ffffffff8009fa5a sp : ff20000000003800

[ 444.364966] gp : ffffffff81500aa0 tp : ff60000002b83000 t0 : ff200000000038c0

[ 444.364982] t1 : ffffffff815021f0 t2 : 000000000000001f s0 : ff200000000038b0

[ 444.364998] s1 : ff60000002c54d98 a0 : ff60000002a73940 a1

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-52839?

CVE-2023-52839 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2023-52839?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-52839?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-52839?

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