Vulnerability · Published Feb 29, 2024 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2023-52477usb: hub: Guard against accesses to uninitialized BOS descriptors
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: hub: Guard against accesses to uninitialized BOS descriptors Many functions in drivers/usb/core/hub.c and drivers/usb/core/hub.h access fields inside udev->bos without checking if it was allocated and initialized. If usb_get_bos_descriptor() fails for whatever reason, udev->bos will be NULL and those accesses will result in a crash: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000018 PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 5 PID: 17818 Comm: kworker/5:1 Tainted: G W 5.15.108-18910-gab0e1cb584e1 #1 <HASH:1f9e 1> Hardware name: Google Kindred/Kindred, BIOS Google_Kindred.12672.413.0 02/03/2021 Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event RIP: 0010:hub_port_reset+0x193/0x788 Code: 89 f7 e8 20 f7 15 00 48 8b 43 08 80 b8 96 03 00 00 03 75 36 0f b7 88 92 03 00 00 81 f9 10 03 00 00 72 27 48 8b 80 a8 03 00 00 <48> 83 78 18 00 74 19 48 89 df 48 8b 75 b0 ba 02 00 00 00 4c 89 e9 RSP: 0018:ffffab740c53fcf8 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffa1bc5f678000 RCX: 0000000000000310 RDX: fffffffffffffdff RSI: 0000000000000286 RDI: ffffa1be9655b840 RBP: ffffab740c53fd70 R08: 00001b7d5edaa20c R09: ffffffffb005e060 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffffab740c53fd3e R14: 0000000000000032 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa1be96540000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000018 CR3: 000000022e80c005 CR4: 00000000003706e0 Call Trace: hub_event+0x73f/0x156e ? hub_activate+0x5b7/0x68f process_one_work+0x1a2/0x487 worker_thread+0x11a/0x288 kthread+0x13a/0x152 ? process_one_work+0x487/0x487 ? kthread_associate_blkcg+0x70/0x70 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 Fall back to a default behavior if the BOS descriptor isn't accessible and skip all the functionalities that depend on it: LPM support checks, Super Speed capabilitiy checks, U1/U2 states setup.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-headers | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-core | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-devel | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-kvm | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3627 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perf | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-perf | 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3618 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.64-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.5.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.5.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:3618 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel-rt | 0:4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:3627 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-94.104 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1053.58 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1056.64 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1056.64.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1051.59 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1050.55 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1036.42 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1046.49 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1047.53 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1050.55 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-94.104 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1044.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | 6.5.0-1014.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1022.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1009.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1051.57 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1046.49 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1027.31 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52477 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 0cdd49a1d1a483d80170d9e592f832274e8bce1b – before c64e4dca9aefd232b17ac4c779b608b286654e810cdd49a1d1a483d80170d9e592f832274e8bce1b – before 8e7346bfea56453e31b7421c1c17ca2fb9ed613d0cdd49a1d1a483d80170d9e592f832274e8bce1b – before 6ad3e9fd3632106696692232bf7ff88b9f7e1bc30cdd49a1d1a483d80170d9e592f832274e8bce1b – before 241f230324337ed5eae3846a554fb6d15169872c0cdd49a1d1a483d80170d9e592f832274e8bce1b – before 528f0ba9f7a4bc1b61c9b6eb591ff97ca37cac6b0cdd49a1d1a483d80170d9e592f832274e8bce1b – before fb9895ab9533534335fa83d70344b397ac862c810cdd49a1d1a483d80170d9e592f832274e8bce1b – before 136f69a04e71ba3458d137aec3bb2ce1232c02890cdd49a1d1a483d80170d9e592f832274e8bce1b – before f74a7afc224acd5e922c7a2e52244d891bbe44ee |
| Linux | Linux | 4.6 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c64e4dca9aefd232b17ac4c779b608b286654e81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e7346bfea56453e31b7421c1c17ca2fb9ed613d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad3e9fd3632106696692232bf7ff88b9f7e1bc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/241f230324337ed5eae3846a554fb6d15169872c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/528f0ba9f7a4bc1b61c9b6eb591ff97ca37cac6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb9895ab9533534335fa83d70344b397ac862c81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/136f69a04e71ba3458d137aec3bb2ce1232c0289
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f74a7afc224acd5e922c7a2e52244d891bbe44ee