Vulnerability · Published May 24, 2024 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2023-52880tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | 7.3.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-uki-virt | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-headers | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-uki-virt | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libperf | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | rtla | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | rv | 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:5928 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.85-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.6.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.6.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-116.126 | USN-6898-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-116.126 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1065.71 | USN-6898-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1065.71 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | 6.5.0-1023.23~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | 6.5.0-1023.23~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1068.77 | USN-6917-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1068.77 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | 6.5.0-1024.25~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | 6.5.0-1024.25~22.04.1 | USN-6895-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1068.77.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1068.77.1 | USN-6917-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1064.72 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1064.72 | USN-6898-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | 6.5.0-1024.26~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | 6.5.0-1024.26~22.04.1 | USN-6895-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1062.68 | USN-6898-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1062.68 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1048.55 | USN-6898-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1048.55 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1 | USN-6900-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1058.61 | USN-6898-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1058.61 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1060.66 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1060.66 | USN-6898-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1062.67 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1062.67 | USN-6898-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-116.126 | USN-6898-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-116.126 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-44.44.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-44.44.1~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1060.61 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1060.61 | USN-6898-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | 6.5.0-1023.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | 6.5.0-1023.24 | USN-6895-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1026.26 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1015.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | 6.5.0-1027.28 | USN-6895-4 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | 6.5.0-1027.28 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1063.69 | USN-6898-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1063.69 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | 6.5.0-1026.26~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | 6.5.0-1026.26~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1058.61 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1058.61 | USN-6919-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | 6.5.0-1017.18~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | 6.5.0-1017.18~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1035.39 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52880 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1035.39 | USN-7019-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 – before 7d303dee473ba3529d75b63491e9963342107bede1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 – before 7a529c9023a197ab3bf09bb95df32a3813f7ba58e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 – before ada28eb4b9561aab93942f3224a2e41d76fe57fae1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 – before 2d154a54c58f9c8375bfbea9f7e51ba3bfb2e43ae1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 – before 2b85977977cbd120591b23c2450e90a5806a7167e1eaea46bb4020b38a141b84f88565d4603f8dd0 – before 67c37756898a5a6b2941a13ae7260c89b54e0d88 |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.35 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d303dee473ba3529d75b63491e9963342107bed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a529c9023a197ab3bf09bb95df32a3813f7ba58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ada28eb4b9561aab93942f3224a2e41d76fe57fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d154a54c58f9c8375bfbea9f7e51ba3bfb2e43a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b85977977cbd120591b23c2450e90a5806a7167
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67c37756898a5a6b2941a13ae7260c89b54e0d88
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html x_transferred