CVE-2023-52976
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: fix potential NULL deref in efi_mem_reserve_persistent When iterating on a linked list, a result of memremap is dereferenced without checking it for NULL. This patch adds a check that falls back on allocating a new page in case memremap doesn't succeed. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [ardb: return -ENOMEM instead of breaking out of the loop]
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% 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: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.232
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.168
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.93
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.11
- Linux Kernel 6.2
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d4ff18738fd71e7e3c10827c80257da6283697
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/966d47e1f27c45507c5df82b2a2157e5a4fd3909
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e6a9ff89f13666a1c3ff7195612ab949ea9afc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8fc0b5fb3e816a4a8684bcd3ed02cbef0fce23c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d92a25627bcdf264183670da73c9a60c0bac327e
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d4ff18738fd71e7e3c10827c80257da6283697
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/966d47e1f27c45507c5df82b2a2157e5a4fd3909
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e6a9ff89f13666a1c3ff7195612ab949ea9afc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8fc0b5fb3e816a4a8684bcd3ed02cbef0fce23c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d92a25627bcdf264183670da73c9a60c0bac327e