CVE - CVE-2023-52996

CVE-ID
CVE-2023-52996	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: prevent potential spectre v1 gadget in fib_metrics_match() if (!type) continue; if (type > RTAX_MAX) return false; ... fi_val = fi->fib_metrics->metrics[type - 1]; @type being used as an array index, we need to prevent cpu speculation or risk leaking kernel memory content.
References
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MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9398a26a92fc402d82ce1f97cc67d832527da0 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9398a26a92fc402d82ce1f97cc67d832527da0 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f9828fb1f688210e681268490576f0ca65c322a URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f9828fb1f688210e681268490576f0ca65c322a MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0eb24f1a7a60ce635f0d757a46f1a37a4d467d URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0eb24f1a7a60ce635f0d757a46f1a37a4d467d MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca3cf947760de050d558293002ad3e7f4b8745d2 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca3cf947760de050d558293002ad3e7f4b8745d2 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9753ebd61be2d957b5504cbd3fd719674f05b7a URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9753ebd61be2d957b5504cbd3fd719674f05b7a
Assigning CNA
kernel.org
Date Record Created
20250327	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20250327)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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