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CVE-2023-52635

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.10.210 / 5.15.149 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM / devfreq: Synchronize devfreq_monitor_[start/stop] There is a chance if a frequent switch of the governor done in a loop result in timer list corruption where timer cancel being done from two place one from cancel_delayed_work_sync() and followed by expire_timers() can be seen from the traces[1]. while true do echo "simple_ondemand" > /sys/class/devfreq/1d84000.ufshc/governor echo "performance" > /sys/class/devfreq/1d84000.ufshc/governor done It looks to be issue with devfreq driver where device_monitor_[start/stop] need to synchronized so that delayed work should get corrupted while it is either being queued or running or being cancelled. Let's use polling flag and devfreq lock to synchronize the queueing the timer instance twice and work data being corrupted. [1] ... .. <idle>-0 [003] 9436.209662: timer_cancel timer=0xffffff80444f0428 <idle>-0 [003] 9436.209664: timer_expire_entry timer=0xffffff80444f0428 now=0x10022da1c function=__typeid__ZTSFvP10timer_listE_global_addr baseclk=0x10022da1c <idle>-0 [003] 9436.209718: timer_expire_exit timer=0xffffff80444f0428 kworker/u16:6-14217 [003] 9436.209863: timer_start timer=0xffffff80444f0428 function=__typeid__ZTSFvP10timer_listE_global_addr expires=0x10022da2b now=0x10022da1c flags=182452227 vendor.xxxyyy.ha-1593 [004] 9436.209888: timer_cancel timer=0xffffff80444f0428 vendor.xxxyyy.ha-1593 [004] 9436.216390: timer_init timer=0xffffff80444f0428 vendor.xxxyyy.ha-1593 [004] 9436.216392: timer_start timer=0xffffff80444f0428 function=__typeid__ZTSFvP10timer_listE_global_addr expires=0x10022da2c now=0x10022da1d flags=186646532 vendor.xxxyyy.ha-1593 [005] 9436.220992: timer_cancel timer=0xffffff80444f0428 xxxyyyTraceManag-7795 [004] 9436.261641: timer_cancel timer=0xffffff80444f0428 [2] 9436.261653][ C4] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address dead00000000012a [ 9436.261664][ C4] Mem abort info: [ 9436.261666][ C4] ESR = 0x96000044 [ 9436.261669][ C4] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 9436.261671][ C4] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 9436.261673][ C4] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 9436.261675][ C4] Data abort info: [ 9436.261677][ C4] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000044 [ 9436.261680][ C4] CM = 0, WnR = 1 [ 9436.261682][ C4] [dead00000000012a] address between user and kernel address ranges [ 9436.261685][ C4] Internal error: Oops: 96000044 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 9436.261701][ C4] Skip md ftrace buffer dump for: 0x3a982d0 ... [ 9436.262138][ C4] CPU: 4 PID: 7795 Comm: TraceManag Tainted: G S W O 5.10.149-android12-9-o-g17f915d29d0c #1 [ 9436.262141][ C4] Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (DT) [ 9436.262144][ C4] pstate: 22400085 (nzCv daIf +PAN -UAO +TCO BTYPE=--) [ 9436.262161][ C4] pc : expire_timers+0x9c/0x438 [ 9436.262164][ C4] lr : expire_timers+0x2a4/0x438 [ 9436.262168][ C4] sp : ffffffc010023dd0 [ 9436.262171][ C4] x29: ffffffc010023df0 x28: ffffffd0636fdc18 [ 9436.262178][ C4] x27: ffffffd063569dd0 x26: ffffffd063536008 [ 9436.262182][ C4] x25: 0000000000000001 x24: ffffff88f7c69280 [ 9436.262185][ C4] x23: 00000000000000e0 x22: dead000000000122 [ 9436.262188][ C4] x21: 000000010022da29 x20: ffffff8af72b4e80 [ 9436.262191][ C4] x19: ffffffc010023e50 x18: ffffffc010025038 [ 9436.262195][ C4] x17: 0000000000000240 x16: 0000000000000201 [ 9436.262199][ C4] x15: ffffffffffffffff x14: ffffff889f3c3100 [ 9436.262203][ C4] x13: ffffff889f3c3100 x12: 00000000049f56b8 [ 9436.262207][ C4] x11: 00000000049f56b8 x10: 00000000ffffffff [ 9436.262212][ C4] x9 : ffffffc010023e50 x8 : dead000000000122 [ 9436.262216][ C4] x7 : ffffffffffffffff x6 : ffffffc0100239d8 [ 9436.262220][ C4] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000101 [ 9436.262223][ C4] x3 : 0000000000000080 x2 : ffffff8 ---truncated---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-835

Crafted input drives a loop whose exit condition is never satisfied, hanging the thread and starving the service of the resource it occupies. A single request can be enough to take a worker down. Remediation is bounding iteration counts and validating the conditions that are supposed to terminate the loop.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:< 5.10.210>= 5.11, < 5.15.149>= 5.16, < 6.1.77>= 6.2, < 6.6.16>= 6.7, < 6.7.4
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 10.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.10.210 / 5.15.149 / 6.1.77 or later
Fixed in 5.10.2105.15.1496.1.77
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel 5.10.210+, 5.15.149+, 6.1.77+, or 6.6.16+ (or equivalent distribution kernel with backported fix)

  1. 1. Identify the current kernel version using `uname -r`
  2. 2. Check if your distribution has released a kernel update that includes the fix commit 099f6a9edbe30b142c1d97fe9a4748601d995675
  3. 3. For Debian 10 (Buster), check for backported kernel updates or consider upgrading to a newer Debian release
  4. 4. For upstream kernels, upgrade to version 5.10.210+, 5.15.149+, 6.1.77+, or 6.6.16+ depending on your current branch
  5. 5. After kernel upgrade, reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require system reboot and could introduce compatibility issues with proprietary kernel modules or specific hardware drivers

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