CVE-2023-52461 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-52461
Vulnerability Scoring

5.3
/10
Significant Risk

Security assessments indicate that CVE-2023-52461 presents a notable risk, potentially requiring prompt mitigation.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2023-52461 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕦 26 Mar 2025, 11:41 UTC
Originally published on: 🕒 23 Feb 2024, 15:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 396 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2023-52461 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-52461: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sched: Fix bounds limiting when given a malformed entity If we're given a malformed entity in drm_sched_entity_init()--shouldn't happen, but we verify--with out-of-bounds priority value, we set it to an allowed value. Fix the expression which sets this limit.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-52461

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-52461 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2023-52461

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2023-52461 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2023-52461, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2023-52461, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2023-52461 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2023-52461 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2023-52461 does not impact system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.043% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 12.0% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 88.0% of others.

CVE-2023-52461 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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