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Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Deadlock (CVE-2023-52699)

🗓️ 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Deadlock CVE-2023-52699: Linux kernel SysV filesystem locking bug with sb_bread and pointers_lock.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(504290);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/03/05");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-52699");

  script_name(english:"Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Deadlock (CVE-2023-52699)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sysv: don't call sb_bread() with pointers_lock held syzbot is
reporting sleep in atomic context in SysV filesystem [1], for
sb_bread() is called with rw_spinlock held. A
write_lock(&pointers_lock) => read_lock(&pointers_lock) deadlock bug
and a sb_bread() with write_lock(&pointers_lock) bug were introduced
by Replace BKL for chain locking with sysvfs-private rwlock in Linux
2.5.12. Then, [PATCH] err1-40: sysvfs locking fix in Linux 2.6.8
fixed the former bug by moving pointers_lock lock to the callers, but
instead introduced a sb_bread() with read_lock(&pointers_lock) bug
(which made this problem easier to hit). Al Viro suggested that why
not to do like get_branch()/get_block()/ find_shared() in Minix
filesystem does. And doing like that is almost a revert of [PATCH]
err1-40: sysvfs locking fix except that get_branch() from with
find_shared() is called without write_lock(&pointers_lock).

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-52699");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_cwe_id(833);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/12/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/12/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/11/13");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Siemens");

  exit(0);
}


include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Siemens');

var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Siemens');

var vuln_cpes = {
    "cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.1.5", "versionStartIncluding" : "3.1.0", "family" : "S71500", "orderNumbers" : ['6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0', '6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0', '6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0', '6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.1.5", "versionStartIncluding" : "3.1.0", "family" : "S71500", "orderNumbers" : ['6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0']}
};

tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

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05 Mar 2026 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.00966
SSVC
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