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CVE-2023-52846

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-52846 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's High-availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR) protocol, specifically within the prp_create_tagged_frame() function. This flaw arises because prp_fill_rct() can free a socket buffer (skb) and return NULL, leading to a use-after-free if the return value is not properly handled. Rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), it can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access and low privileges to exploit. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.9, < 5.10.201CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.139CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 6.1.63CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.2, < 6.5.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.6, < 6.6.2CPE 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
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
15.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0024 is in the 49th 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 Patches (2)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-52846Moderate

kernel: hsr: Prevent use after free in prp_create_tagged_frame()

May 21, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/1787b9f0729d318d67cf7c5a95f0c3dba9a7cc18
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6086258bd5ea7b5c706ff62da42b8e271b2401db
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/876f8ab52363f649bcc74072157dfd7adfbabc0d
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a1a485e45d24b1cd8fe834fd6f1b06e2903827da
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d103fb6726904e353b4773188ee3d3acb4078363
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ddf4e04e946aaa6c458b8b6829617cc44af2bffd
Patch