CVE-2023-42752
Moderate
CVE-2023-42752
An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This issue leads to the kernel allocating `skb_shared_info` in the userspace, which is exploitable in systems without SMAP protection since `skb_shared_info` contains references to function pointers.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
October 13, 2023
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 31, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-42752
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An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This issue leads to the kernel allocating `skb_shared_info` in the userspace, which is exploitable in systems without SMAP protection since `skb_shared_info` contains references to function pointers.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175963/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0099-1.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42752
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239828
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=915d975b2ffa
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=c3b704d4a4a2