CVE-2023-52852 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the f2fs file system's compression mechanism within the Linux kernel. Specifically, the f2fs_read_multi_pages() function could attempt to access a deallocated 'dic' pointer if a cached page was hit during decompression, leading to system instability. This vulnerability is rated High severity (CVSS 7.8) due to its potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and can be exploited locally with low attack complexity and privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.13.19, < 5.14CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.13.19, < 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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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