Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-52835perf/core: Bail out early if the request AUX area is out of bound

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-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 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Bail out early if the request AUX area is out of bound When perf-record with a large AUX area, e.g 4GB, it fails with: #perf record -C 0 -m ,4G -e arm_spe_0// -- sleep 1 failed to mmap with 12 (Cannot allocate memory) and it reveals a WARNING with __alloc_pages(): ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 44 PID: 17573 at mm/page_alloc.c:5568 __alloc_pages+0x1ec/0x248 Call trace: __alloc_pages+0x1ec/0x248 __kmalloc_large_node+0xc0/0x1f8 __kmalloc_node+0x134/0x1e8 rb_alloc_aux+0xe0/0x298 perf_mmap+0x440/0x660 mmap_region+0x308/0x8a8 do_mmap+0x3c0/0x528 vm_mmap_pgoff+0xf4/0x1b8 ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x18c/0x218 __arm64_sys_mmap+0x38/0x58 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x128 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x58/0x188 do_el0_svc+0x34/0x50 el0_svc+0x34/0x108 el0t_64_sync_handler+0xb8/0xc0 el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8 'rb->aux_pages' allocated by kcalloc() is a pointer array which is used to maintains AUX trace pages. The allocated page for this array is physically contiguous (and virtually contiguous) with an order of 0..MAX_ORDER. If the size of pointer array crosses the limitation set by MAX_ORDER, it reveals a WARNING. So bail out early with -ENOMEM if the request AUX area is out of bound, e.g.: #perf record -C 0 -m ,4G -e arm_spe_0// -- sleep 1 failed to mmap with 12 (Cannot allocate memory)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-abi-stablelists4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-core4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-cross-headers4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-core4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-doc4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-headers4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-core4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-core4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-kvm4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-kvm4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-core4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8perf4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8python3-perf4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
Debian:12linux6.1.64-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52835
Debian:13linux6.6.8-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52835
Debian:14linux6.6.8-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52835
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10RLSA-2024:4211
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10RLSA-2024:4352
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-100.110UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1056.61UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1058.66UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1058.66.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1053.61UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1052.57UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1038.44UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1048.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1050.56UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1052.57UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-100.110UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1046.46UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.56.5.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1025.25UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1053.59UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1048.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1030.34UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52835

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 45bfb2e50471abbbfd83d40d28c986078b0d24ff – before 8c504f615d7ed60ae035c51d0c789137ced6797f45bfb2e50471abbbfd83d40d28c986078b0d24ff – before 788c0b3442ead737008934947730a6d1ff70373445bfb2e50471abbbfd83d40d28c986078b0d24ff – before 1a2a4202c60fcdffbf04f259002ce9bff39edece45bfb2e50471abbbfd83d40d28c986078b0d24ff – before fd0df3f8719201dbe61a4d39083d5aecd705399a45bfb2e50471abbbfd83d40d28c986078b0d24ff – before 9ce4e87a8efd37c85766ec08b15e885cab08553a45bfb2e50471abbbfd83d40d28c986078b0d24ff – before 2424410f94a94d91230ced094062d859714c984a45bfb2e50471abbbfd83d40d28c986078b0d24ff – before 2e905e608e38cf7f8dcddcf8a6036e91a78444cb45bfb2e50471abbbfd83d40d28c986078b0d24ff – before 54aee5f15b83437f23b2b2469bcf21bdd9823916
Linux Linux 4.1

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