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CVE-2023-42752

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-10-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2023-42752
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.27%
Linux

Original NVD Description

An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This issue leads to the kernel allocating `skb_shared_info` in the userspace, which is exploitable in systems without SMAP protection since `skb_shared_info` contains references to function pointers.

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