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CVE-2023-52817

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.19.300 / 5.4.262 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: drm/amdgpu: Fix a null pointer access when the smc_rreg pointer is NULL In certain types of chips, such as VEGA20, reading the amdgpu_regs_smc file could result in an abnormal null pointer access when the smc_rreg pointer is NULL. Below are the steps to reproduce this issue and the corresponding exception log: 1. Navigate to the directory: /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0 2. Execute command: cat amdgpu_regs_smc 3. Exception Log:: [4005007.702554] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [4005007.702562] #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode [4005007.702567] #PF: error_code(0x0010) - not-present page [4005007.702570] PGD 0 P4D 0 [4005007.702576] Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP NOPTI [4005007.702581] CPU: 4 PID: 62563 Comm: cat Tainted: G OE 5.15.0-43-generic #46-Ubunt u [4005007.702590] RIP: 0010:0x0 [4005007.702598] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at RIP 0xffffffffffffffd6. [4005007.702600] RSP: 0018:ffffa82b46d27da0 EFLAGS: 00010206 [4005007.702605] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffa82b46d27e68 [4005007.702609] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff9940656e0000 [4005007.702612] RBP: ffffa82b46d27dd8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff994060c07980 [4005007.702615] R10: 0000000000020000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 00007f5e06753000 [4005007.702618] R13: ffff9940656e0000 R14: ffffa82b46d27e68 R15: 00007f5e06753000 [4005007.702622] FS: 00007f5e0755b740(0000) GS:ffff99479d300000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [4005007.702626] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [4005007.702629] CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 00000003253fc000 CR4: 00000000003506e0 [4005007.702633] Call Trace: [4005007.702636] <TASK> [4005007.702640] amdgpu_debugfs_regs_smc_read+0xb0/0x120 [amdgpu] [4005007.703002] full_proxy_read+0x5c/0x80 [4005007.703011] vfs_read+0x9f/0x1a0 [4005007.703019] ksys_read+0x67/0xe0 [4005007.703023] __x64_sys_read+0x19/0x20 [4005007.703028] do_syscall_64+0x5c/0xc0 [4005007.703034] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x1e3/0x670 [4005007.703040] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x37/0xb0 [4005007.703047] ? irqentry_exit_to_user_mode+0x9/0x20 [4005007.703052] ? irqentry_exit+0x19/0x30 [4005007.703057] ? exc_page_fault+0x89/0x160 [4005007.703062] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x8/0x30 [4005007.703068] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae [4005007.703075] RIP: 0033:0x7f5e07672992 [4005007.703079] Code: c0 e9 b2 fe ff ff 50 48 8d 3d fa b2 0c 00 e8 c5 1d 02 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 64 8b 04 25 18 00 00 00 85 c0 75 10 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 56 c3 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 83 e c 28 48 89 54 24 [4005007.703083] RSP: 002b:00007ffe03097898 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000000 [4005007.703088] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000020000 RCX: 00007f5e07672992 [4005007.703091] RDX: 0000000000020000 RSI: 00007f5e06753000 RDI: 0000000000000003 [4005007.703094] RBP: 00007f5e06753000 R08: 00007f5e06752010 R09: 00007f5e06752010 [4005007.703096] R10: 0000000000000022 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000022000 [4005007.703099] R13: 0000000000000003 R14: 0000000000020000 R15: 0000000000020000 [4005007.703105] </TASK> [4005007.703107] Modules linked in: nf_tables libcrc32c nfnetlink algif_hash af_alg binfmt_misc nls_ iso8859_1 ipmi_ssif ast intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common drm_vram_helper drm_ttm_helper amd64_edac t tm edac_mce_amd kvm_amd ccp mac_hid k10temp kvm acpi_ipmi ipmi_si rapl sch_fq_codel ipmi_devintf ipm i_msghandler msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport mtd pstore_blk efi_pstore ramoops pstore_zone reed_solo mon ip_tables x_tables autofs4 ib_uverbs ib_core amdgpu(OE) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amdttm(OE) iommu_v 2 amd_sched(OE) amdkcl(OE) drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt fb_sys_fops cec rc_core drm igb ahci xhci_pci libahci i2c_piix4 i2c_algo_bit xhci_pci_renesas dca [4005007.703184] CR2: 0000000000000000 [4005007.703188] ---[ en ---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-476

The code follows a pointer that is null, crashing the process. An attacker who can reliably trigger it turns the crash into a denial of service. The fix is checking for null before use and handling the failure path gracefully.

General guidance for the null pointer dereference class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

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:< 4.19.300>= 4.20, < 5.4.262>= 5.5, < 5.10.202>= 5.11, < 5.15.140>= 5.16, < 6.1.64>= 6.2, < 6.5.13>= 6.6, < 6.6.3

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.19.300 / 5.4.262 / 5.10.202 or later
Fixed in 4.19.3005.4.2625.10.202
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux kernel >= 5.15.140 (or >= 5.10.202, >= 5.4.262, or >= 4.19.300 depending on which branch is in use)

  1. Identify the current Linux kernel version using 'uname -r' or 'cat /proc/version'
  2. Based on the current kernel version, determine which fixed release series applies: for kernels < 4.19, upgrade to 4.19.300 or later; for 4.20-5.4.x, upgrade to 5.4.262 or later; for 5.5-5.10.x, upgrade to 5.10.202 or later; for 5.11-5.15.x, upgrade to 5.15.140 or later
  3. Upgrade the Linux kernel using the distribution's package manager (e.g., apt-get update && apt-get upgrade for Ubuntu/Debian, yum update for RHEL/CentOS, or dnf update for Fedora)
  4. Reboot the system to load the new kernel
  5. Verify the kernel has been upgraded and the vulnerability is resolved by checking 'uname -r' matches a fixed version
Caveat Kernel upgrades may introduce changes that affect custom drivers or modules; ensure compatibility with user-space tools and verify amdgpu driver loads correctly after upgrade

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