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CVE-2023-52642: media: rc: bpf attach/detach requires write permission

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: bpf attach/detach requires write permission Note that bpf attach/detach also requires CAP_NET_ADMIN.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 10.0
• Linux kernel: before 5.10.210; from 5.11 before 5.15.149; from 5.16 before 6.1.79; from 6.2 before 6.6.18; from 6.7 before 6.7.6; 6.8-rc1, 6.8-rc2, 6.8-rc3, 6.8-rc4 — fixed in 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.79, 6.6.18, 6.7.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.79, 6.6.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a9d552483d50953320b9d3b57abdee8d436f23f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93136132d1b5792bf44151e3494ae3691cd738e8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93d8109bf182510629bbefc8cd45296d2393987f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6087851ec6dce5b15f694aeaf3e8ec8243224e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf2da1d4562de4e35eedec0be2b7f1ee25d83be
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d98210108e7b2ff64b332b0a3541c8ad6a0617b0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a9d552483d50953320b9d3b57abdee8d436f23f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93136132d1b5792bf44151e3494ae3691cd738e8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93d8109bf182510629bbefc8cd45296d2393987f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6087851ec6dce5b15f694aeaf3e8ec8243224e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf2da1d4562de4e35eedec0be2b7f1ee25d83be
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d98210108e7b2ff64b332b0a3541c8ad6a0617b0

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