Vulnerability · Published Mar 6, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-52606powerpc/lib: Validate size for vector operations

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 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.2% 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: powerpc/lib: Validate size for vector operations Some of the fp/vmx code in sstep.c assume a certain maximum size for the instructions being emulated. The size of those operations however is determined separately in analyse_instr(). Add a check to validate the assumption on the maximum size of the operations, so as to prevent any unintended kernel stack corruption.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-abi-stablelists4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-core4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-cross-headers4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-core4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-devel4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-devel4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-doc4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-headers4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules-extra4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs-devel4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-core4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-devel4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8perf4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
AlmaLinux:8python3-perf4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:3618
Debian:12linux6.1.82-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52606
Debian:13linux6.7.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52606
Debian:14linux6.7.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52606
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10RLSA-2024:3618
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-106.116USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-106.116UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1061.67UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1061.67USN-6766-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1063.72UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1063.72USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.56.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1063.72.1USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1063.72.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1059.67UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1059.67USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.56.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1058.63UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1058.63USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1044.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1044.51USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.56.5.0-41.41~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1054.57USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1057.63UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1057.63USN-6795-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1058.63USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1058.63UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-106.116USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-106.116UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.56.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1054.55UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1054.55USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.56.5.0-1021.22UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.16.1.0-1035.35USN-6688-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.16.1.0-1035.35UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.56.5.0-1024.25UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1059.65USN-6766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1059.65UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.56.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1054.57USN-6766-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.56.5.0-40.40.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.56.5.0-1015.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1030.34UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52606

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux c22435a5f3d8f85ea162ae523a6ba60a58521ba5 – before 42084a428a139f1a429f597d44621e3a18f3e414c22435a5f3d8f85ea162ae523a6ba60a58521ba5 – before 0580f4403ad33f379eef865c2a6fe94de37febdfc22435a5f3d8f85ea162ae523a6ba60a58521ba5 – before beee482cc4c9a6b1dcffb2e190b4fd8782258678c22435a5f3d8f85ea162ae523a6ba60a58521ba5 – before de4f5ed63b8a199704d8cdcbf810309d7eb4b36bc22435a5f3d8f85ea162ae523a6ba60a58521ba5 – before abd26515d4b767ba48241eea77b28ce0872aef3ec22435a5f3d8f85ea162ae523a6ba60a58521ba5 – before 28b8ba8eebf26f66d9f2df4ba550b6b3b136082cc22435a5f3d8f85ea162ae523a6ba60a58521ba5 – before 848e1d7fd710900397e1d0e7584680c1c04e3afdc22435a5f3d8f85ea162ae523a6ba60a58521ba5 – before 8f9abaa6d7de0a70fc68acaedce290c1f96e2e59
Linux Linux 4.14

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