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CVE-2023-52854

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredMay 21, 2024UpdatedFeb 3, 2025

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: padata: Fix refcnt handling in padata_free_shell() In a high-load arm64 environment, the pcrypt_aead01 test in LTP can lead to system UAF (Use-After-Free) issues. Due to the lengthy analysis of the pcrypt_aead01 function call, I'll describe the problem scenario using a simplified model: Suppose there's a user of padata named user_function that adheres to the padata requirement of calling padata_free_shell after serial() has been invoked, as demonstrated in the following code: ``c struct request { struct padata_priv padata; struct completion *done; }; void parallel(struct padata_priv *padata) { do_something(); } void serial(struct padata_priv *padata) { struct request *request = container_of(padata, struct request,…

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.24%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
5
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
7 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
May 21, 2024
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Feb 3, 2025
Nov 19, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7874-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Nov 19, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7874-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Dec 4, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7874-3: Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Dec 16, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7939-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Dec 16, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7939-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities