Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2023-52849cxl/mem: Fix shutdown order
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 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/mem: Fix shutdown order Ira reports that removing cxl_mock_mem causes a crash with the following trace: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000044 [..] RIP: 0010:cxl_region_decode_reset+0x7f/0x180 [cxl_core] [..] Call Trace: <TASK> cxl_region_detach+0xe8/0x210 [cxl_core] cxl_decoder_kill_region+0x27/0x40 [cxl_core] cxld_unregister+0x29/0x40 [cxl_core] devres_release_all+0xb8/0x110 device_unbind_cleanup+0xe/0x70 device_release_driver_internal+0x1d2/0x210 bus_remove_device+0xd7/0x150 device_del+0x155/0x3e0 device_unregister+0x13/0x60 devm_release_action+0x4d/0x90 ? __pfx_unregister_port+0x10/0x10 [cxl_core] delete_endpoint+0x121/0x130 [cxl_core] devres_release_all+0xb8/0x110 device_unbind_cleanup+0xe/0x70 device_release_driver_internal+0x1d2/0x210 bus_remove_device+0xd7/0x150 device_del+0x155/0x3e0 ? lock_release+0x142/0x290 cdev_device_del+0x15/0x50 cxl_memdev_unregister+0x54/0x70 [cxl_core] This crash is due to the clearing out the cxl_memdev's driver context (@cxlds) before the subsystem is done with it. This is ultimately due to the region(s), that this memdev is a member, being torn down and expecting to be able to de-reference @cxlds, like here: static int cxl_region_decode_reset(struct cxl_region *cxlr, int count) ... if (cxlds->rcd) goto endpoint_reset; ... Fix it by keeping the driver context valid until memdev-device unregistration, and subsequently the entire stack of related dependencies, unwinds.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.64-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.6.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.6.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-100.110 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1056.61 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1058.66 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1058.66.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1053.61 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1052.57 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1038.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1048.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1050.56 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1052.57 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-100.110 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1046.46 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | 6.5.0-1014.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1025.25 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1012.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1053.59 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1048.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1030.34 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52849 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 9cc238c7a526dba9ee8c210fa2828886fc65db66 – before 20bd0198bebdd706bd4614b3933ef70d7c19618f9cc238c7a526dba9ee8c210fa2828886fc65db66 – before 7c7371b41a14e86f53e7dbe5baa7b1d3e0ab324b9cc238c7a526dba9ee8c210fa2828886fc65db66 – before cad22a757029c3a1985c221a2d4a6491ad4035ae9cc238c7a526dba9ee8c210fa2828886fc65db66 – before 0ca074f7d788627a4e0b047ca5fbdb5fc567220c9cc238c7a526dba9ee8c210fa2828886fc65db66 – before 88d3917f82ed4215a2154432c26de1480a61b209964a9834492210f48b360baa9e20a9eedf4d08ff5.14.8 – before 5.15 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.15 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20bd0198bebdd706bd4614b3933ef70d7c19618f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c7371b41a14e86f53e7dbe5baa7b1d3e0ab324b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad22a757029c3a1985c221a2d4a6491ad4035ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ca074f7d788627a4e0b047ca5fbdb5fc567220c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d3917f82ed4215a2154432c26de1480a61b209