CVE-2023-52922

HIGH

Linux Kernel 2.6.25-4.14.322 - Use-After-Free in bcm_proc_show

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-52922. PoCs published by iwienand.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2023-52922, demonstrating a CAN bus vulnerability via socket manipulation. The code includes a listener and sender for CAN frames, showcasing the ability to intercept and modify CAN messages.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: bcm: Fix UAF in bcm_proc_show() BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bcm_proc_show+0x969/0xa80 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888155846230 by task cat/7862 CPU: 1 PID: 7862 Comm: cat Not tainted 6.5.0-rc1-00153-gc8746099c197 #230 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xd5/0x150 print_report+0xc1/0x5e0 kasan_report+0xba/0xf0 bcm_proc_show+0x969/0xa80 seq_read_iter+0x4f6/0x1260 seq_read+0x165/0x210 proc_reg_read+0x227/0x300 vfs_read+0x1d5/0x8d0 ksys_read+0x11e/0x240 do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Allocated by task 7846: kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40 kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x9e/0xa0 bcm_sendmsg+0x264b/0x44e0 sock_sendmsg+0xda/0x180 ____sys_sendmsg+0x735/0x920 ___sys_sendmsg+0x11d/0x1b0 __sys_sendmsg+0xfa/0x1d0 do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Freed by task 7846: kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40 kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30 kasan_save_free_info+0x27/0x40 ____kasan_slab_free+0x161/0x1c0 slab_free_freelist_hook+0x119/0x220 __kmem_cache_free+0xb4/0x2e0 rcu_core+0x809/0x1bd0 bcm_op is freed before procfs entry be removed in bcm_release(), this lead to bcm_proc_show() may read the freed bcm_op.

Exploits (1)

gitlab WORKING POC
by iwienand · poc
https://gitlab.com/iwienand/cve-2023-52922

This repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2023-52922, demonstrating a CAN bus vulnerability via socket manipulation. The code includes a listener and sender for CAN frames, showcasing the ability to intercept and modify CAN messages.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Linux CAN bus implementation (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a CAN bus interface · Linux system with CAN support
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 23, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 19.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (20)
Linux/Linux < 2.6.25
Linux/Linux 2.6.25
Linux/Linux 4.14.322 - 4.14.*
Linux/Linux 4.19.291 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 5.10.188 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.123 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.4.251 - 5.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.42 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.4.7 - 6.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.5
... and 10 more
Published Nov 28, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026