{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52446 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Apply the vendor's patch.","what":"CVE-2023-52446 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 22 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-52446 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-52446 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 22 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52446 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52446/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52446/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-52446","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52446/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-52446","record":{"aliases":["BELL-CVE-2023-52446","DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52446","GHSA-3m37-qf9f-22vv","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52446"],"analysis":{"component_type":"kernel","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Linux kernel","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"A race condition in the Linux kernel BPF subsystem allows a use-after-free, potentially enabling local attackers to execute code or escalate privileges.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"use_after_free"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Linux","cpe":[{"product":"linux_kernel","vendor":"linux"}],"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-416","name":"Use After Free"}],"description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Fix a race condition between btf_put() and map_free()\n\nWhen running `./test_progs -j` in my local vm with latest kernel,\nI once hit a kasan error like below:\n\n  [ 1887.184724] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8/0x2b0\n  [ 1887.185599] Read of size 4 at addr ffff888106806910 by task kworker/u12:2/2830\n  [ 1887.186498]\n  [ 1887.186712] CPU: 3 PID: 2830 Comm: kworker/u12:2 Tainted: G           OEL     6.7.0-rc3-00699-g90679706d486-dirty #494\n  [ 1887.188034] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g155821a1990b-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\n  [ 1887.189618] Workqueue: events_unbound bpf_map_free_deferred\n  [ 1887.190341] Call Trace:\n  [ 1887.190666]  \u003cTASK\u003e\n  [ 1887.190949]  dump_stack_lvl+0xac/0xe0\n  [ 1887.191423]  ? nf_tcp_handle_invalid+0x1b0/0x1b0\n  [ 1887.192019]  ? panic+0x3c0/0x3c0\n  [ 1887.192449]  print_report+0x14f/0x720\n  [ 1887.192930]  ? preempt_count_sub+0x1c/0xd0\n  [ 1887.193459]  ? __virt_addr_valid+0xac/0x120\n  [ 1887.194004]  ? bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8/0x2b0\n  [ 1887.194572]  kasan_report+0xc3/0x100\n  [ 1887.195085]  ? bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8/0x2b0\n  [ 1887.195668]  bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8/0x2b0\n  [ 1887.196183]  ? __bpf_obj_drop_impl+0xb0/0xb0\n  [ 1887.196736]  ? preempt_count_sub+0x1c/0xd0\n  [ 1887.197270]  ? preempt_count_sub+0x1c/0xd0\n  [ 1887.197802]  ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x1f/0x40\n  [ 1887.198319]  bpf_obj_free_fields+0x1d4/0x260\n  [ 1887.198883]  array_map_free+0x1a3/0x260\n  [ 1887.199380]  bpf_map_free_deferred+0x7b/0xe0\n  [ 1887.199943]  process_scheduled_works+0x3a2/0x6c0\n  [ 1887.200549]  worker_thread+0x633/0x890\n  [ 1887.201047]  ? __kthread_parkme+0xd7/0xf0\n  [ 1887.201574]  ? kthread+0x102/0x1d0\n  [ 1887.202020]  kthread+0x1ab/0x1d0\n  [ 1887.202447]  ? pr_cont_work+0x270/0x270\n  [ 1887.202954]  ? kthread_blkcg+0x50/0x50\n  [ 1887.203444]  ret_from_fork+0x34/0x50\n  [ 1887.203914]  ? kthread_blkcg+0x50/0x50\n  [ 1887.204397]  ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20\n  [ 1887.204913]  \u003c/TASK\u003e\n  [ 1887.204913]  \u003c/TASK\u003e\n  [ 1887.205209]\n  [ 1887.205416] Allocated by task 2197:\n  [ 1887.205881]  kasan_set_track+0x3f/0x60\n  [ 1887.206366]  __kasan_kmalloc+0x6e/0x80\n  [ 1887.206856]  __kmalloc+0xac/0x1a0\n  [ 1887.207293]  btf_parse_fields+0xa15/0x1480\n  [ 1887.207836]  btf_parse_struct_metas+0x566/0x670\n  [ 1887.208387]  btf_new_fd+0x294/0x4d0\n  [ 1887.208851]  __sys_bpf+0x4ba/0x600\n  [ 1887.209292]  __x64_sys_bpf+0x41/0x50\n  [ 1887.209762]  do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xf0\n  [ 1887.210222]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b\n  [ 1887.210868]\n  [ 1887.211074] Freed by task 36:\n  [ 1887.211460]  kasan_set_track+0x3f/0x60\n  [ 1887.211951]  kasan_save_free_info+0x28/0x40\n  [ 1887.212485]  ____kasan_slab_free+0x101/0x180\n  [ 1887.213027]  __kmem_cache_free+0xe4/0x210\n  [ 1887.213514]  btf_free+0x5b/0x130\n  [ 1887.213918]  rcu_core+0x638/0xcc0\n  [ 1887.214347]  __do_softirq+0x114/0x37e\n\nThe error happens at bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8/0x2b0:\n\n  00000000000034c0 \u003cbpf_rb_root_free\u003e:\n  ; {\n    34c0: f3 0f 1e fa                   endbr64\n    34c4: e8 00 00 00 00                callq   0x34c9 \u003cbpf_rb_root_free+0x9\u003e\n    34c9: 55                            pushq   %rbp\n    34ca: 48 89 e5                      movq    %rsp, %rbp\n  ...\n  ;       if (rec \u0026\u0026 rec-\u003erefcount_off \u003e= 0 \u0026\u0026\n    36aa: 4d 85 ed                      testq   %r13, %r13\n    36ad: 74 a9                         je      0x3658 \u003cbpf_rb_root_free+0x198\u003e\n    36af: 49 8d 7d 10                   leaq    0x10(%r13), %rdi\n    36b3: e8 00 00 00 00                callq   0x36b8 \u003cbpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8\u003e\n                                        \u003c==== kasan function\n    36b8: 45 8b 7d 10                   movl    0x10(%r13), %r15d\n                                        \u003c==== use-after-free load\n    36bc: 45 85 ff                      testl   %r15d, %r15d\n    36bf: 78 8c                         js      0x364d \u003cbpf_rb_root_free+0x18d\u003e\n\nSo the problem \n---truncated---","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"bpf: Fix a race condition between btf_put() and map_free()","id":"CVE-2023-52446","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"linux:linux_kernel","products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"type":"use_after_free","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"bpf: Defer the free of inner map when necessary","id":"CVE-2023-52447"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"media: pvrusb2: fix use after free on context disconnection","id":"CVE-2023-52445"},"products":["Linux"],"published":"2024-02-22","related":[{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write","id":"CVE-2026-53266","kev_date_added":"2026-09-18","published":"2026-06-25"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation","id":"CVE-2013-6282","kev_date_added":"2022-09-15","published":"2013-11-19"},{"cvss_score":8.4,"headline":"Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow","id":"CVE-2022-0185","kev_date_added":"2024-08-21","published":"2022-02-11"},{"cvss_score":8.4,"headline":"Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2013-2094","kev_date_added":"2022-09-15","published":"2013-05-14"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Unspecified","id":"CVE-2026-53362","kev_date_added":"2026-08-27","published":"2026-07-04"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Missing Initialization of a Variable","id":"CVE-2026-46300","kev_date_added":"2026-10-28","published":"2026-05-23"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Race Condition","id":"CVE-2025-39964","kev_date_added":"2026-09-18","published":"2025-10-13"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-05-11","vendors":["Linux"]},"summary":"A race condition in the Linux kernel BPF subsystem allows a use-after-free, potentially enabling local attackers to execute code or escalate privileges.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52446/"}