CVE-2023-52596

kernel: sysctl: Fix out of bounds access for empty sysctl registers

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 6, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

An out of bounds access flaw was found in empty sysctl registers in the Linux kernel. This may lead to a crash.

Statement

Red Hat has protection mechanisms in place against buffer overflows such as FORTIFY_SOURCE, Position Independent Executables, or Stack Smashing Protection.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read