CVE-2023-52483

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.15-5.15.137 - Use-After-Free in MCTP Route Lookup

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mctp: perform route lookups under a RCU read-side lock Our current route lookups (mctp_route_lookup and mctp_route_lookup_null) traverse the net's route list without the RCU read lock held. This means the route lookup is subject to preemption, resulting in an potential grace period expiry, and so an eventual kfree() while we still have the route pointer. Add the proper read-side critical section locks around the route lookups, preventing premption and a possible parallel kfree. The remaining net->mctp.routes accesses are already under a rcu_read_lock, or protected by the RTNL for updates. Based on an analysis from Sili Luo <[email protected]>, where introducing a delay in the route lookup could cause a UAF on simultaneous sendmsg() and route deletion.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 13.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (12)
Linux/Linux < 5.15
Linux/Linux 5.15
Linux/Linux 5.15.137 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.59 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.5.8 - 6.5.*
Linux/Linux 6.6
Linux/Linux 889b7da23abf92faf34491df95733bda63639e32 - 1db0724a01b558feb1ecae551782add1951a114a
Linux/Linux 889b7da23abf92faf34491df95733bda63639e32 - 2405f64a95a7a094eb24cba9bcfaffd1ea264de4
Linux/Linux 889b7da23abf92faf34491df95733bda63639e32 - 5093bbfc10ab6636b32728e35813cbd79feb063c
Linux/Linux 889b7da23abf92faf34491df95733bda63639e32 - 6c52b12159049046483fdb0c411a0a1869c41a67
... and 2 more
Published Feb 29, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026