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CVE-2023-52688

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-52688 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ath12k Wi-Fi driver, specifically affecting the rfkill configuration error handler. The flaw, categorized as a use-after-free (CWE-415), occurs because the error handler fails to free allocated resources, leading to potential resource exhaustion or system instability. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it can be exploited locally with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.7, < 6.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
12.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0022 is in the 41st percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-52688Moderate

kernel: wifi: ath12k: fix the error handler of rfkill config

May 17, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/898d8b3e1414cd900492ee6a0b582f8095ba4a1a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/b4e593a7a22fa3c7d0550ef51c90b5c21f790aa8
Patch