CVE-2023-53000
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netlink: prevent potential spectre v1 gadgets
Most netlink attributes are parsed and validated from __nla_validate_parse() or validate_nla()
@type is then used as an array index and can be used as a Spectre v1 gadget.
array_index_nospec() can be used to prevent leaking content of kernel memory to malicious users.
This should take care of vast majority of netlink uses, but an audit is needed to take care of others where validation is not yet centralized in core netlink functions.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
u16 type = nla_type(nla);
if (type == 0 || type > maxtype) {
/* error or continue */
}CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 10
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection75 % - Impacto secundario
T1552Unsecured Credentialscredential access70 %
Vulnerabilidad de lectura de memoria del kernel (Spectre v1) en parsing de netlink con AV:L/PR:L. El atacante local no autenticado puede filtrar contenido de memoria del kernel mediante array indexing no especulativo, afectando confidencialidad e integridad.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-129
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e5082b1c66c7783fbcd79b5b178573230e528ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41b74e95f297ac360ca7ed6bf200100717cb6c45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/539ca5dcbc91134bbe2c45677811c31d8b030d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/992e4ff7116a77968039277b5d6aaa535c2f2184
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0950402e8c76e7dcb08563f1b4e8000fbc62455
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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