CVE-2023-54267

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service via lppaca_shared_proc() Preemption Check Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/pseries: Rework lppaca_shared_proc() to avoid DEBUG_PREEMPT lppaca_shared_proc() takes a pointer to the lppaca which is typically accessed through get_lppaca(). With DEBUG_PREEMPT enabled, this leads to checking if preemption is enabled, for example: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: grep/10693 caller is lparcfg_data+0x408/0x19a0 CPU: 4 PID: 10693 Comm: grep Not tainted 6.5.0-rc3 #2 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x154/0x200 (unreliable) check_preemption_disabled+0x214/0x220 lparcfg_data+0x408/0x19a0 ... This isn't actually a problem however, as it does not matter which lppaca is accessed, the shared proc state will be the same. vcpudispatch_stats_procfs_init() already works around this by disabling preemption, but the lparcfg code does not, erroring any time /proc/powerpc/lparcfg is accessed with DEBUG_PREEMPT enabled. Instead of disabling preemption on the caller side, rework lppaca_shared_proc() to not take a pointer and instead directly access the lppaca, bypassing any potential preemption checks. [mpe: Rework to avoid needing a definition in paca.h and lppaca.h]

Scores

EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 8.7%

Details

Status published
Products (19)
linux/Kernel 3.12.0 - 5.10.195linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.132linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.53linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.4.16linux
linux/Kernel 6.5.0 - 6.5.3linux
Linux/Linux < 3.12
Linux/Linux 3.12
Linux/Linux 5.10.195 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.132 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.53 - 6.1.*
... and 9 more
Published Dec 30, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026