CVE-2023-52556

MEDIUMMonitor

Published:Mar 1, 2024(2 years ago)

Modified:Oct 10, 2025

Local AccessNo Auth RequiredNo InteractionLow Complexity

Vulnerability Description

In OpenBSD 7.4 before errata 009, a race condition between pf(4)'s processing of packets and expiration of packet states may cause a kernel panic.

Attack Characteristics

Local AccessLow ComplexityNo Auth NeededNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
openbsd	openbsd	7.4	-
openbsd	openbsd	-	-
openbsd	openbsd	-

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Mar 1, 20242 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
Oct 10, 20257 months ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.4/common/009_pf.patch.si...Patch
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9d9f4dc6c833cb79d13f836581e3a781...Patch
https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.4/common/009_pf.patch.si...Patch

CVSS Score

v3.1

6.2/ 10.0

MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

At a Glance

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References

openbsd / openbsd

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CVE-2023-52556

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Affected Software

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Impact Analysis

Vulnerability Description