CVE-2023-52664: net: atlantic: eliminate double free in error handling logic
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.27% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 0edb3ae8bfa31cd544b0c195bdec00e036002b5d, b3cb7a830a24527877b0bc900b9bd74a96aea928, c11a870a73a3bc4cc7df6dd877a45b181795fcbf.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 0edb3ae8bfa31cd544b0c195bdec00e036002b5d, b3cb7a830a24527877b0bc900b9bd74a96aea928, c11a870a73a3bc4cc7df6dd877a45b181795fcbf or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: atlantic: eliminate double free in error handling logic Driver has a logic leak in ring data allocation/free, where aq_ring_free could be called multiple times on same ring, if system is under stress and got memory allocation error. Ring pointer was used as an indicator of failure, but this is not correct since only ring data is allocated/deallocated. Ring itself is an array member. Changing ring allocation functions to return error code directly. This simplifies error handling and eliminates aq_ring_free on higher layer.
- Published
- May 17, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 19th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-415
Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.8
- CNA · Linux
- 7.8
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernelbefore 6.1.77
- linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.16
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.7.4
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 4.11affected
- 018423e90bee8978105eaaa265a26e70637f9f1e and later · before 0edb3ae8bfa31cd544b0c195bdec00e036002b5daffected · git
- 018423e90bee8978105eaaa265a26e70637f9f1e and later · before c11a870a73a3bc4cc7df6dd877a45b181795fcbfaffected · git
- 018423e90bee8978105eaaa265a26e70637f9f1e and later · before d1fde4a7e1dcc4d49cce285107a7a43c3030878daffected · git
- 018423e90bee8978105eaaa265a26e70637f9f1e and later · before b3cb7a830a24527877b0bc900b9bd74a96aea928affected · git
- before 4.11not affected · semver
- 6.1.77 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
- 6.6.16 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
- 6.7.4 and later · up to and including 6.7.*not affected · semver
- 6.8 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.82-1 | 6.1.82-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.7.7-1 | 6.7.7-1 |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 | before 1-1.1 | 1-1.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt | before 6.4.0-25.1 | 6.4.0-25.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | before 6.4.0-25.1 | 6.4.0-25.1 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2023-52662May 17, 2024 · drm/vmwgfx: fix a memleak in vmw_gmrid_man_get_node22Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2023-52663May 17, 2024 · ASoC: SOF: amd: Fix memory leak in amd_sof_acp_probe()22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2023-52667May 17, 2024 · net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 0edb3ae8bfa31cd544b0c195bdec00e036002b5d | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b3cb7a830a24527877b0bc900b9bd74a96aea928 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | c11a870a73a3bc4cc7df6dd877a45b181795fcbf | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d1fde4a7e1dcc4d49cce285107a7a43c3030878d | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.82-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 | 1-1.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-rt | 6.4.0-25.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source-rt | 6.4.0-25.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-358140 days apartswiotlb: Fix double-allocation of slots due to broken alignment handling35Monitor
- CVE-2023-526790 days apartof: Fix double free in of_parse_phandle_with_args_map31Monitor
- CVE-2023-526880 days apartwifi: ath12k: fix the error handler of rfkill config31Monitor
- CVE-2023-526910 days apartdrm/amd/pm: fix a double-free in si_dpm_init31Monitor
- CVE-2024-274330 days apartclk: mediatek: mt7622-apmixedsys: Fix an error handling path in clk_mt8135_apmixed_probe()31Monitor
- CVE-2024-358350 days apartnet/mlx5e: fix a double-free in arfs_create_groups31Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-415 · Double FreeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.