PT-2025-13343 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Published 2023-01-20 · Updated 2025-10-30 · CVE-2023-52997

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A potential spectre v1 gadget in the ip metrics convert() function has been resolved. The issue arises from the use of the type variable as an array index, which could lead to cpu speculation and potentially leak kernel memory content. The function ip metrics convert() is used in the ipv4 protocol.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

BDU:2025-06232

CESA-2023_7077

CVE-2023-52997

RHSA-2023:6583

RHSA-2023:7077

RHSA-2023_6583

RHSA-2023_7077

SUSE-SU-2025:1293-1

SUSE-SU-2025_1293-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Red Os

Suse

References · 499

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52997.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d50e7348b44f1e046121ff5be01b7fb6978a1149 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-52997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:1293-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6850fe301d015a7d2012d1de8caf43dafb7cc2f6 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/746db9ec1e672eee13965625ddac0d97e16fa20c · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef050cf5fb70d995a0d03244e25179b7c66a924a · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52997 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34c6142f0df9cd75cba5a7aa9df0960d2854b415 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d1d63b612801b3f0a39b7d4467cad0abd60e5c8 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-52997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52997 · Vendor Advisory