CVE-2023-52880 (GCVE-0-2023-52880)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-24 15:33 – Updated: 2026-08-05 09:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc
Any unprivileged user can attach N_GSM0710 ldisc, but it requires
CAP_NET_ADMIN to create a GSM network anyway.
Require initial namespace CAP_NET_ADMIN to do that.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-24 19:10 UTC
Assigner
References
8 references
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
Affected:
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(git)
Affected: e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 , < 7a529c9023a197ab3bf09bb95df32a3813f7ba58 (git) Affected: e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 , < ada28eb4b9561aab93942f3224a2e41d76fe57fa (git) Affected: e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 , < 2d154a54c58f9c8375bfbea9f7e51ba3bfb2e43a (git) Affected: e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 , < 2b85977977cbd120591b23c2450e90a5806a7167 (git) Affected: e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 , < 67c37756898a5a6b2941a13ae7260c89b54e0d88 (git) |
guessed | |
| Linux | Linux |
Affected:
2.6.35
Unaffected: 0 , < 2.6.35 (semver) Unaffected: 4.19.312 , ≤ 4.19.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.4.274 , ≤ 5.4.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.10.215 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.15.155 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.1.86 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.6 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix) |
guessed |
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