CVE-2023-52429 Integer overflow in n/a
A missing check in the Linux kernel device-mapper allows attackers to trigger a crash via excessive memory allocation requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-52429?
CVE-2023-52429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
dm_table_create in drivers/md/dm-table.c in the Linux kernel through 6.7.4 can attempt to (in alloc_targets) allocate more than INT_MAX bytes, and crash, because of a missing check for struct dm_ioctl.target_count.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52429?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52429?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-52429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as AZL-34523, AZL-34864, AZL-35476, BELL-CVE-2023-52429, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52429, GHSA-5px6-hg9v-r927 and 1 more.