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Full vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2023-52672High confidence

pipe: wakeup wr_wait after setting max_usage

Linux · Linux

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

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1 package state
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-fdeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2023-57296

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pipe: wakeup wr_wait after setting max_usage Commit c73be61cede5 ("pipe: Add general notification queue support") a regression was introduced that would lock up resized pipes under certain conditions. See the reproducer in [1]. The commit resizing the pipe ring size was moved to a different function, doing that moved the wakeup for pipe->wr_wait before actually raising pipe->max_usage. If a pipe was full before the resize occured it would result in the wakeup never actually triggering pipe_write. Set @max_usage and @nr_accounted before waking writers if this isn't a watch queue. [Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>: rewrite to account for watch queues]

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pipe: wakeup wr_wait after setting max_usage Commit c73be61cede5 ("pipe: Add general notification queue support") a regression was introduced that would lock up resized pipes under certain conditions. See the reproducer in [1]. The commit resizing the pipe ring size was moved to a different function, doing that moved the wakeup for pipe->wr_wait before actually raising pipe->max_usage. If a pipe was full before the resize occured it would result in the wakeup never actually triggering pipe_write. Set @max_usage and @nr_accounted before waking writers if this isn't a watch queue. [Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>: rewrite to account for watch queues]

Why

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pipe: wakeup wr_wait after setting max_usage Commit c73be61cede5 ("pipe: Add general notification queue support") a regression was introduced that would lock up resized pipes under certain conditions. See the reproducer in [1]. The commit resizing the pipe ring size was moved to a different function, doing that moved the wakeup for pipe->wr_wait before actually raising pipe->max_usage. If a pipe was full before the resize occured it would result in the wakeup never actually triggering pipe_write. Set @max_usage and @nr_accounted before waking writers if this isn't a watch queue. [Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>: rewrite to account for watch queues]

Why

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Uncontrolled Resource Consumption → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-400

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-400
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-1188Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0717Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-52660 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52661 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52661 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52662 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52662 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52663 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52663 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52664 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52664 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52667 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52667 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52669 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52669 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52670 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52670 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52671 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52671 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52672 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52673 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52673 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52674 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52674 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52675 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52675 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52676 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52676 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52678 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52678 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52679 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52679 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52680 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52680 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52681 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0693Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-52615 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52619 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52619 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52622 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52622 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52623 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52623 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52656 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52656 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52658 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52658 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52667 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52667 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52669 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52669 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52670 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52670 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52672 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52675 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52675 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52683 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52683 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52686 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52686 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52693 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52693 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52699 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52699 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52735 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52735 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52737 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52737 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52743 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0632Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

nnouncement/2024/suse-su-20242575-1 Bulletin de sécurité SUSE SUSE-SU-2024:2585-1 du 22 juillet 2024 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242585-1 Référence CVE CVE-2021-47432 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47432 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48772 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48772 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38417 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38417 Référence CVE CVE-2023-47210 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47210 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52622 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52622 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52656 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52656 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52672 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52699 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52699 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52735 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52735 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52749 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52749 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52750 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52750 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52753 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52753 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52754 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52754 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52757 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52757 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52759 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0578Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-20566 Référence CVE CVE-2023-20592 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20592 Référence CVE CVE-2023-24023 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24023 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52340 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52340 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52502 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52502 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52622 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52622 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52658 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52658 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52667 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52667 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52670 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52670 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52672 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52675 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52675 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52707 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52707 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52735 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52735 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52737 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52737 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52752 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52752 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52754 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52754 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52757 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52757 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52762 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0527Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS

d?id=CVE-2023-52628 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52635 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52635 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52637 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52637 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52642 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52642 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52644 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52644 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52650 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52650 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52656 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52656 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52669 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52669 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52670 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52670 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52672 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52675 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52675 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52679 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52679 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52683 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52683 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52686 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52686 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52690 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52690 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52691 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52691 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52693 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52693 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52694 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd < 162ae0e78bdabf84ef10c1293c4ed7865cb7d3c8; c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd < 3efbd114b91525bb095b8ae046382197d92126b9; c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd < b87a1229d8668fbc78ebd9ca0fc797a76001c60f; c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd < 68e51bdb1194f11d3452525b99c98aff6f837b24; c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd < 6fb70694f8d1ac34e45246b0ac988f025e1e5b55; c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd < e95aada4cb93d42e25c30a0ef9eb2923d9711d4a; 5.8
Fixed
< 5.8; 5.10.210 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.149 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.76 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.15 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.7.3 ≤ 6.7.*; 6.8 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 17 May 2024 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 19:31 UTC · CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-57296
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

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Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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