CVE-2023-52942

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cgroup/cpuset: Fix wrong check in update_parent_subparts_cpumask() It was found that the check to see if a partition could use up all the cpus from the parent cpuset in update_parent_subparts_cpumask() was incorrect. As a result, it is possible to leave parent with no effective cpu left even if there are tasks in the parent cpuset. This can lead to system panic as reported in [1]. Fix this probem by updating the check to fail the enabling the partition if parent's effective_cpus is a subset of the child's cpus_allowed. Also record the error code when an error happens in update_prstate() and add a test case where parent partition and child have the same cpu list and parent has task. Enabling partition in the child will fail in this case. [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/cgroups/msg36254.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (9)
linux/Kernel 6.1.0 - 6.1.11linux
Linux/Linux < 6.1
Linux/Linux 6.1
Linux/Linux 6.1.11 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.2
Linux/Linux f0af1bfc27b52a4d42510051154c61bd176a8f06 - a2ab7f2cf5ef8f0c6212a246e681d1fe358cec1f
Linux/Linux f0af1bfc27b52a4d42510051154c61bd176a8f06 - e5ae8803847b80fe9d744a3174abe2b7bfed222a
linux/linux_kernel 6.2 rc1 (6 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 6.1 - 6.1.11
Published Mar 27, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026