CVE-2023-53484

HIGH

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in CPU Remap Array Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib: cpu_rmap: Avoid use after free on rmap->obj array entries When calling irq_set_affinity_notifier() with NULL at the notify argument, it will cause freeing of the glue pointer in the corresponding array entry but will leave the pointer in the array. A subsequent call to free_irq_cpu_rmap() will try to free this entry again leading to possible use after free. Fix that by setting NULL to the array entry and checking that we have non-zero at the array entry when iterating over the array in free_irq_cpu_rmap(). The current code does not suffer from this since there are no cases where irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq, NULL) (note the NULL passed for the notify arg) is called, followed by a call to free_irq_cpu_rmap() so we don't hit and issue. Subsequent patches in this series excersize this flow, hence the required fix.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (20)
Linux/Linux < 3.8
Linux/Linux 3.8
Linux/Linux 4.14.316 - 4.14.*
Linux/Linux 4.19.284 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 5.10.181 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.113 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.4.244 - 5.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.30 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.3.4 - 6.3.*
Linux/Linux 6.4
... and 10 more
Published Oct 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026