CVE-2023-52880
High
tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc Any unprivileged user can attach N_GSM0710 ldisc, but it requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to create a GSM network anyway. Require initial namespace CAP_NET_ADMIN to do that.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
May 24, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-52880
View original source
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc Any unprivileged user can attach N_GSM0710 ldisc, but it requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to create a GSM network anyway. Require initial namespace CAP_NET_ADMIN to do that.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b85977977cbd120591b23c2450e90a5806a7167
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d154a54c58f9c8375bfbea9f7e51ba3bfb2e43a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67c37756898a5a6b2941a13ae7260c89b54e0d88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a529c9023a197ab3bf09bb95df32a3813f7ba58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d303dee473ba3529d75b63491e9963342107bed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ada28eb4b9561aab93942f3224a2e41d76fe57fa
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52880.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52880