Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2023-52978riscv: kprobe: Fixup kernel panic when probing an illegal position
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 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: kprobe: Fixup kernel panic when probing an illegal position The kernel would panic when probed for an illegal position. eg: (CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_C=n) echo 'p:hello kernel_clone+0x16 a0=%a0' >> kprobe_events echo 1 > events/kprobes/hello/enable cat trace Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: __do_sys_newfstatat+0xb8/0xb8 CPU: 0 PID: 111 Comm: sh Not tainted 6.2.0-rc1-00027-g2d398fe49a4d #490 Hardware name: riscv-virtio,qemu (DT) Call Trace: [<ffffffff80007268>] dump_backtrace+0x38/0x48 [<ffffffff80c5e83c>] show_stack+0x50/0x68 [<ffffffff80c6da28>] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x84 [<ffffffff80c6da6c>] dump_stack+0x20/0x30 [<ffffffff80c5ecf4>] panic+0x160/0x374 [<ffffffff80c6db94>] generic_handle_arch_irq+0x0/0xa8 [<ffffffff802deeb0>] sys_newstat+0x0/0x30 [<ffffffff800158c0>] sys_clone+0x20/0x30 [<ffffffff800039e8>] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x4 ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: __do_sys_newfstatat+0xb8/0xb8 ]--- That is because the kprobe's ebreak instruction broke the kernel's original code. The user should guarantee the correction of the probe position, but it couldn't make the kernel panic. This patch adds arch_check_kprobe in arch_prepare_kprobe to prevent an illegal position (Such as the middle of an instruction).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.1.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.1.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-72.79 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1036.40 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1038.45 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1038.45.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1034.42 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1033.38 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1020.25 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1030.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1030.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1033.38 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-72.79 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1025.25 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1035.41 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1029.31 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52978 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | c22b0bcb1dd024cb9caad9230e3a387d8b061df5 – before 04a73558209554da17f46490ec4faaaf1b2bab68c22b0bcb1dd024cb9caad9230e3a387d8b061df5 – before 12316538b1d193064109ce1a28fc9bacd43950dec22b0bcb1dd024cb9caad9230e3a387d8b061df5 – before 87f48c7ccc73afc78630530d9af51f458f58cab8 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.12 |