CVE-2023-52505

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Race Condition in phy_set_mode_ext() via Shared PCC Registers

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: lynx-28g: serialize concurrent phy_set_mode_ext() calls to shared registers The protocol converter configuration registers PCC8, PCCC, PCCD (implemented by the driver), as well as others, control protocol converters from multiple lanes (each represented as a different struct phy). So, if there are simultaneous calls to phy_set_mode_ext() to lanes sharing the same PCC register (either for the "old" or for the "new" protocol), corruption of the values programmed to hardware is possible, because lynx_28g_rmw() has no locking. Add a spinlock in the struct lynx_28g_priv shared by all lanes, and take the global spinlock from the phy_ops :: set_mode() implementation. There are no other callers which modify PCC registers.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 6.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-667
Status published
Products (10)
Linux/Linux < 5.18
Linux/Linux 5.18
Linux/Linux 6.1.59 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.5.8 - 6.5.*
Linux/Linux 6.6
Linux/Linux 8f73b37cf3fbda67ea1e579c3b5785da4e7aa2e3 - 139ad1143151a07be93bf741d4ea7c89e59f89ce
Linux/Linux 8f73b37cf3fbda67ea1e579c3b5785da4e7aa2e3 - 6f901f8448c6b25ed843796b114471d2a3fc5dfb
Linux/Linux 8f73b37cf3fbda67ea1e579c3b5785da4e7aa2e3 - c2d7c79898b427d263c64a4841987eec131f2d4e
linux/linux_kernel 6.6 rc1 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 5.18 - 6.1.59
Published Mar 02, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026