CVE-2023-52565 media: uvcvideo: Fix OOB read
A local attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel's uvcvideo driver by providing an oversized index, potentially leaking sensitive memory contents.
- 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-2023-52565?
CVE-2023-52565 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: uvcvideo: Fix OOB read
If the index provided by the user is bigger than the mask size, we might do an out of bound read.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52565?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52565?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-52565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-52565, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52565, GHSA-pcxc-636v-74pc, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52565.