CVE-2023-52749
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: Fix null dereference on suspend A race condition exists where a synchronous (noqueue) transfer can be active during a system suspend. This can cause a null pointer dereference exception to occur when the system resumes. Example order of events leading to the exception: 1. spi_sync() calls __spi_transfer_message_noqueue() which sets ctlr->cur_msg 2. Spi transfer begins via spi_transfer_one_message() 3. System is suspended interrupting the transfer context 4. System is resumed 6. spi_controller_resume() calls spi_start_queue() which resets cur_msg to NULL 7. Spi transfer context resumes and spi_finalize_current_message() is called which dereferences cur_msg (which is now NULL) Wait for synchronous transfers to complete before suspending by acquiring the bus mutex and setting/checking a suspend flag.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.7 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-362 · Race condition
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.66
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.3
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ec4508db97502a12daee88c74782e8d35ced068
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96474ea47dc67b0704392d59192b233c8197db0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef4a48f4ef798c4feddf045d49e53c8a97d5e37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ec4508db97502a12daee88c74782e8d35ced068
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96474ea47dc67b0704392d59192b233c8197db0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef4a48f4ef798c4feddf045d49e53c8a97d5e37
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ec4508db97502a12daee88c74782e8d35ced068
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96474ea47dc67b0704392d59192b233c8197db0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef4a48f4ef798c4feddf045d49e53c8a97d5e37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ec4508db97502a12daee88c74782e8d35ced068
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96474ea47dc67b0704392d59192b233c8197db0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef4a48f4ef798c4feddf045d49e53c8a97d5e37