CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-52664

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's atlantic network driver, there is a double free in error handling logic where aq_ring_free can be called multiple times on the same ring under memory pressure.

Risk Assessment

Double free can lead to memory corruption, system crashes, or potential exploitation.

Recommendation

Install a kernel patch that changes ring allocation functions to return error codes and simplifies error handling.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: atlantic: eliminate double free in error handling logic Driver has a logic leak in ring data allocation/free, where aq_ring_free could be called multiple times on same ring, if system is under stress and got memory allocation error. Ring pointer was used as an indicator of failure, but this is not correct since only ring data is allocated/deallocated. Ring itself is an array member. Changing ring allocation functions to return error code directly. This simplifies error handling and eliminates aq_ring_free on higher layer.

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