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CVE-2023-52801

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Fix missing update of domains_itree after

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Fix missing update of domains_itree after splitting iopt_area In iopt_area_split(), if the original iopt_area has filled a domain and is linked to domains_itree, pages_nodes have to be properly reinserted. Otherwise the domains_itree becomes corrupted and we will UAF.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 0.00062
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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This page is every public fact about CVE-2023-52801, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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ATT&CK techniques

20

Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.

T1014 · Rootkit T1027.009 · Embedded Payloads T1037 · Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts T1080 · Taint Shared Content T1505.005 · Terminal Services DLL T1542.003 · Bootkit T1543 · Create or Modify System Process T1543.001 · Launch Agent T1543.003 · Windows Service T1543.004 · Launch Daemon T1546.001 · Change Default File Association T1546.004 · Unix Shell Configuration Modification T1546.008 · Accessibility Features T1546.016 · Installer Packages T1547 · Boot or Logon Autostart Execution T1547.006 · Kernel Modules and Extensions T1553.004 · Install Root Certificate T1556.006 · Multi-Factor Authentication T1562.001 · Disable or Modify Tools T1562.002 · Disable Windows Event Logging
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CAPEC attack patterns

12

Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.

CAPEC-CAPEC-19 · Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-CAPEC-441 · Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-CAPEC-478 · Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-CAPEC-479 · Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-CAPEC-502 · Intent Spoof CAPEC-CAPEC-503 · WebView Exposure CAPEC-CAPEC-536 · Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-CAPEC-546 · Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-CAPEC-550 · Install New Service CAPEC-CAPEC-551 · Modify Existing Service CAPEC-CAPEC-552 · Install Rootkit CAPEC-CAPEC-556 · Replace File Extension Handlers
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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control
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Affected Products & Versions

2
linux kernel>= 6.2 and < 6.5.13
linux kernel>= 6.6 and < 6.6.3
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Affected Packages

40
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux fixed in 5.4.0-9.12
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws fixed in 5.4.0-1005.5
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.13
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.15 fixed in 5.15.0-1014.18~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure fixed in 5.4.0-1006.6
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15 fixed in 5.15.0-1007.8~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 fixed in 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield fixed in 5.4.0-1007.10
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp fixed in 5.4.0-1005.5
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.13
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15 fixed in 5.15.0-1006.9~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke-5.15
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop fixed in 5.4.0-1008.9
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 fixed in 5.15.0-1003.5~20.04.2
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.15 fixed in 5.15.0-33.34~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm fixed in 5.4.0-1003.4
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.15 fixed in 5.15.0-1033.36~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 fixed in 5.15.0-1003.5~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-iot fixed in 5.4.0-1001.3
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm fixed in 5.4.0-1004.4
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 fixed in 5.15.0-33.34~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.14
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle fixed in 5.4.0-1005.5
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11
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Fixed versions by distribution

80
The package version that resolves this CVE on each Linux distribution, from the vendor’s published security data. fixed in shows a patched version exists; open means the package is listed as affected with no fix yet.
oracle allbpftool open
oracle allkernel fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allkernel-abi-stablelists open
oracle allkernel-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allkernel-cross-headers fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allkernel-debug open
oracle allkernel-debug-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allkernel-debug-devel open
oracle allkernel-debug-devel-matched open
oracle allkernel-debug-modules open
oracle allkernel-debug-modules-core open
oracle allkernel-debug-modules-extra open
oracle allkernel-debug-uki-virt fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allkernel-devel fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allkernel-devel-matched fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allkernel-headers open
oracle allkernel-modules open
oracle allkernel-modules-core open
oracle allkernel-modules-extra open
oracle allkernel-tools fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allkernel-tools-libs fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allkernel-tools-libs-devel fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allkernel-uki-virt open
oracle alllibperf open
oracle allperf fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allpython3-perf open
oracle allrtla fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
oracle allrv fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9bpftool open
rhel 9kernel open
rhel 9kernel-64k open
rhel 9kernel-64k-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug open
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-core open
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-devel open
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-modules fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra open
rhel 9kernel-64k-devel open
rhel 9kernel-64k-devel-matched open
rhel 9kernel-64k-modules fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-64k-modules-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-64k-modules-extra open
rhel 9kernel-abi-stablelists fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-debug open
rhel 9kernel-debug-core open
rhel 9kernel-debug-devel fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-debug-devel-matched fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-debug-modules open
rhel 9kernel-debug-modules-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-debug-modules-extra fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-debug-uki-virt open
rhel 9kernel-devel open
rhel 9kernel-devel-matched open
rhel 9kernel-modules fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-modules-core open
rhel 9kernel-modules-extra open
rhel 9kernel-rt fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-rt-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-rt-debug fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-rt-debug-core open
rhel 9kernel-rt-debug-devel open
rhel 9kernel-rt-debug-kvm open
rhel 9kernel-rt-debug-modules fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core open
rhel 9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-rt-devel open
rhel 9kernel-rt-kvm fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-rt-modules open
rhel 9kernel-rt-modules-core open
rhel 9kernel-rt-modules-extra fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-tools open
rhel 9kernel-tools-libs fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-tools-libs-devel fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-uki-virt fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-zfcpdump fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
rhel 9kernel-zfcpdump-core open
rhel 9kernel-zfcpdump-devel open
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Scoring & Timeline

9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD21 May 2024 · 04:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:20028-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:2896-1
rhsaRHSA-2024:6567Moderate
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/836db2e7e4565d8218923b3552304a1637e2f28dPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7250ab7ca4998fe026f2149805b03e09dc32498Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcb32111f01ddf3cbd04644cde1773428e31de6aPatch
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