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🛡️ CVE-2023-52577 — kernel

🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
5.5
CVSS Score
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Description

dccp: fix dccp_v4_err()/dccp_v6_err() again

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

dccp: fix dccp_v4_err()/dccp_v6_err() again

dh->dccph_x is the 9th byte (offset 8) in "struct dccp_hdr",

not in the "byte 7" as Jann claimed.

We need to make sure the ICMP messages are big enough,

using more standard ways (no more assumptions).

syzbot reported:

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in pskb_may_pull_reason include/linux/skbuff.h:2667 [inline]

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in pskb_may_pull include/linux/skbuff.h:2681 [inline]

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in dccp_v6_err+0x426/0x1aa0 net/dccp/ipv6.c:94

pskb_may_pull_reason include/linux/skbuff.h:2667 [inline]

pskb_may_pull include/linux/skbuff.h:2681 [inline]

dccp_v6_err+0x426/0x1aa0 net/dccp/ipv6.c:94

icmpv6_notify+0x4c7/0x880 net/ipv6/icmp.c:867

icmpv6_rcv+0x19d5/0x30d0

ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xda6/0x2a60 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:438

ip6_input_finish net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:483 [inline]

NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:304 [inline]

ip6_input+0x15d/0x430 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:492

ip6_mc_input+0xa7e/0xc80 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:586

dst_input include/net/dst.h:468 [inline]

ip6_rcv_finish+0x5db/0x870 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:79

NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:304 [inline]

ipv6_rcv+0xda/0x390 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:310

__netif_receive_skb_one_core net/core/dev.c:5523 [inline]

__netif_receive_skb+0x1a6/0x5a0 net/core/dev.c:5637

netif_receive_skb_internal net/core/dev.c:5723 [inline]

netif_receive_skb+0x58/0x660 net/core/dev.c:5782

tun_rx_batched+0x83b/0x920

tun_get_user+0x564c/0x6940 drivers/net/tun.c:2002

tun_chr_write_iter+0x3af/0x5d0 drivers/net/tun.c:2048

call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:1985 [inline]

new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]

vfs_write+0x8ef/0x15c0 fs/read_write.c:584

ksys_write+0x20f/0x4c0 fs/read_write.c:637

__do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:649 [inline]

__se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:646 [inline]

__x64_sys_write+0x93/0xd0 fs/read_write.c:646

do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]

do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80

entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Uninit was created at:

slab_post_alloc_hook+0x12f/0xb70 mm/slab.h:767

slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3478 [inline]

kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x577/0xa80 mm/slub.c:3523

kmalloc_reserve+0x13d/0x4a0 net/core/skbuff.c:559

__alloc_skb+0x318/0x740 net/core/skbuff.c:650

alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1286 [inline]

alloc_skb_with_frags+0xc8/0xbd0 net/core/skbuff.c:6313

sock_alloc_send_pskb+0xa80/0xbf0 net/core/sock.c:2795

tun_alloc_skb drivers/net/tun.c:1531 [inline]

tun_get_user+0x23cf/0x6940 drivers/net/tun.c:1846

tun_chr_write_iter+0x3af/0x5d0 drivers/net/tun.c:2048

call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:1985 [inline]

new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]

vfs_write+0x8ef/0x15c0 fs/read_write.c:584

ksys_write+0x20f/0x4c0 fs/read_write.c:637

__do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:649 [inline]

__se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:646 [inline]

__x64_sys_write+0x93/0xd0 fs/read_write.c:646

do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]

do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80

entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

CPU: 0 PID: 4995 Comm: syz-executor153 Not tainted 6.6.0-rc1-syzkaller-00014-ga747acc0b752 #0

Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/04/2023

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2023-52577 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.5.3 up to 6.5.6)
  • linux-kernel

Timeline and source

Published on 2 March 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2023-52577 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Medium
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-03-02
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.5.3 6.5.6
linux-kernel — —

References

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