CVE-2023-52864

HIGH

Linux Kernel 4.15-4.19.298 - Out-of-bounds Write in WMI Char Device Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: wmi: Fix opening of char device Since commit fa1f68db6ca7 ("drivers: misc: pass miscdevice pointer via file private data"), the miscdevice stores a pointer to itself inside filp->private_data, which means that private_data will not be NULL when wmi_char_open() is called. This might cause memory corruption should wmi_char_open() be unable to find its driver, something which can happen when the associated WMI device is deleted in wmi_free_devices(). Fix the problem by using the miscdevice pointer to retrieve the WMI device data associated with a char device using container_of(). This also avoids wmi_char_open() picking a wrong WMI device bound to a driver with the same name as the original driver.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 17.6%
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-787
Status published
Products (19)
Linux/Linux < 4.15
Linux/Linux 4.15
Linux/Linux 4.19.299 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 44b6b7661132b1b0e5fd3147ded66f1e4a817ca9 - 36d85fa7ae0d6be651c1a745191fa7ef055db43e
Linux/Linux 44b6b7661132b1b0e5fd3147ded66f1e4a817ca9 - 44a96796d25809502c75771d40ee693c2e44724e
Linux/Linux 44b6b7661132b1b0e5fd3147ded66f1e4a817ca9 - 9fb0eed09e1470cd4021ff52b2b9dfcbcee4c203
Linux/Linux 44b6b7661132b1b0e5fd3147ded66f1e4a817ca9 - cf098e937dd125c0317a0d6f261ac2a950a233d6
Linux/Linux 44b6b7661132b1b0e5fd3147ded66f1e4a817ca9 - d426a2955e45a95b2282764105fcfb110a540453
Linux/Linux 44b6b7661132b1b0e5fd3147ded66f1e4a817ca9 - e0bf076b734a2fab92d8fddc2b8b03462eee7097
Linux/Linux 44b6b7661132b1b0e5fd3147ded66f1e4a817ca9 - eba9ac7abab91c8f6d351460239108bef5e7a0b6
... and 9 more
Published May 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026