CVE-2023-52429 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

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.

Weakness: CWE-754, CWE-789

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.

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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.

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