CVE-2023-52576

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.13-6.1.55, 6.5-6.5.*, 6.6+ - Use-After-Free in memblock_isolate_range()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm, kexec, ima: Use memblock_free_late() from ima_free_kexec_buffer() The code calling ima_free_kexec_buffer() runs long after the memblock allocator has already been torn down, potentially resulting in a use after free in memblock_isolate_range(). With KASAN or KFENCE, this use after free will result in a BUG from the idle task, and a subsequent kernel panic. Switch ima_free_kexec_buffer() over to memblock_free_late() to avoid that bug.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 12.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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-416
Status published
Products (10)
Linux/Linux < 5.13
Linux/Linux 5.13
Linux/Linux 6.1.56 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.5.6 - 6.5.*
Linux/Linux 6.6
Linux/Linux fee3ff99bc67604fba77f19da0106f3ec52b1956 - 34cf99c250d5cd2530b93a57b0de31d3aaf8685b
Linux/Linux fee3ff99bc67604fba77f19da0106f3ec52b1956 - d2dfbc0e3b7a04c2d941421a958dc31c897fb204
Linux/Linux fee3ff99bc67604fba77f19da0106f3ec52b1956 - eef16bfdb212da60f5144689f2967fb25b051a2b
linux/linux_kernel 6.6 rc1 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 5.13 - 6.1.56
Published Mar 02, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026