CVE-2023-52846
High
hsr: Prevent use after free in prp_create_tagged_frame()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hsr: Prevent use after free in prp_create_tagged_frame() The prp_fill_rct() function can fail. In that situation, it frees the skb and returns NULL. Meanwhile on the success path, it returns the original skb. So it's straight forward to fix bug by using the returned value.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
May 21, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-52846
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hsr: Prevent use after free in prp_create_tagged_frame() The prp_fill_rct() function can fail. In that situation, it frees the skb and returns NULL. Meanwhile on the success path, it returns the original skb. So it's straight forward to fix bug by using the returned value.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1787b9f0729d318d67cf7c5a95f0c3dba9a7cc18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6086258bd5ea7b5c706ff62da42b8e271b2401db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/876f8ab52363f649bcc74072157dfd7adfbabc0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1a485e45d24b1cd8fe834fd6f1b06e2903827da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d103fb6726904e353b4773188ee3d3acb4078363
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddf4e04e946aaa6c458b8b6829617cc44af2bffd
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52846.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52846