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TI-2023-28916 Aliases CVE-2023-52573GHSA-9jv3-jc56-rv4g

net: rds: Fix possible NULL-pointer dereference

Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: rds: Fix possible NULL-pointer dereference In rds_rdma_cm_event_handler_cmn() check, if conn pointer exists before dereferencing it as rdma_set_service_type() argument Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00226 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.258, 5.10.198, 5.15.134 +3Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.1 and later5.4.258, 5.10.198, 5.15.134, 6.1.56, 6.5.6, 6.6Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.1 and later Fixed in 5.4.258, 5.10.198, 5.15.134, 6.1.56, 6.5.6, 6.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1 to before 5.4.258; 5.5 to before 5.10.198; 5.11 to before 5.15.134; 5.16 to before 6.1.56; 6.2 to before 6.5.6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.6 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.6 rc2VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 to before 5.4.258; 5.5 to before 5.10.198; 5.11 to before 5.15.134; 5.16 to before 6.1.56; 6.2 to before 6.5.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.258, 5.10.198, 5.15.134, 6.1.56, 6.5.6, 6.6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52573
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9jv3-jc56-rv4g

References

Patch 6

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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