Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-52489
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- mm/sparsemem: fix race in accessing memory_section->usage The below race is observed on a PFN which falls
into the device memory region with the system memory configuration where PFN's are such that [ZONE_NORMAL
ZONE_DEVICE ZONE_NORMAL]. Since normal zone start and end pfn contains the device memory PFN's as well,
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compaction is currently being operated is resulting into the kernel crash with CONFIG_SPASEMEM_VMEMAP
enabled. The crash logs can be seen at [1]. compact_zone() memunmap_pages ------------- ---------------
__pageblock_pfn_to_page ...... (a)pfn_valid(): valid_section()//return true (b)__remove_pages()->
sparse_remove_section()-> section_deactivate(): [Free the array ms->usage and set ms->usage = NULL]
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address the same problem by clearing the SECTION_HAS_MEM_MAP with the expectation of valid_section()
returns false thus ms->usage is not accessed. Fix this issue by the below steps: a) Clear
SECTION_HAS_MEM_MAP before freeing the ->usage. b) RCU protected read side critical section will either
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with kfree_rcu() and set ms->usage = NULL. No attempt will be made to access ->usage after this as the
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on this patch. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]/ On
Snapdragon SoC, with the mentioned memory configuration of PFN's as [ZONE_NORMAL ZONE_DEVICE ZONE_NORMAL],
we are able to see bunch of issues daily while testing on a device farm. For this particular issue below
is the log. Though the below log is not directly pointing to the pfn_section_valid(){ ms->usage;}, when we
loaded this dump on T32 lauterbach tool, it is pointing. [ 540.578056] Unable to handle kernel NULL
pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 [ 540.578068] Mem abort info: [ 540.578070] ESR =
0x0000000096000005 [ 540.578073] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 540.578077] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 540.578080] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 540.578082] FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault [ 540.578085] Data
abort info: [ 540.578086] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005 [ 540.578088] CM = 0, WnR = 0 [ 540.579431] pstate:
82400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO -DIT -SSBSBTYPE=--) [ 540.579436] pc :
__pageblock_pfn_to_page+0x6c/0x14c [ 540.579454] lr : compact_zone+0x994/0x1058 [ 540.579460] sp :
ffffffc03579b510 [ 540.579463] x29: ffffffc03579b510 x28: 0000000000235800 x27:000000000000000c [
540.579470] x26: 0000000000235c00 x25: 0000000000000068 x24:ffffffc03579b640 [ 540.579477] x23:
0000000000000001 x22: ffffffc03579b660 x21:0000000000000000 [ 540.579483] x20: 0000000000235bff x19:
ffffffdebf7e3940 x18:ffffffdebf66d140 [ 540.579489] x17: 00000000739ba063 x16: 00000000739ba063
x15:00000000009f4bff [ 540.579495] x14: 0000008000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12:0000000000000001 [
540.579501] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 :ffffff897d2cd440 [ 540.579507] x8 :
0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 :ffffffc03579b5b4 [ 540.579512] x5 : 0000000000027f25 x4 :
ffffffc03579b5b8 x3 :0000000000000 ---truncated--- (CVE-2023-52489)
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{"reference": "linux-azure-5.11"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-5.13"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-5.8"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-cloud-tools-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-fde"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-headers-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-tools-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-bluefield"},
{"reference": "linux-buildinfo-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-buildinfo-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-cloud-tools-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-cloud-tools-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-cloud-tools-common"},
{"reference": "linux-doc"},
{"reference": "linux-gcp-5.11"},
{"reference": "linux-gcp-5.13"},
{"reference": "linux-gcp-5.8"},
{"reference": "linux-gcp-headers-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-gcp-tools-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-gke"},
{"reference": "linux-gke-5.15"},
{"reference": "linux-gkeop"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-hwe-5.11"},
{"reference": "linux-hwe-5.13"},
{"reference": "linux-hwe-5.8"},
{"reference": "linux-ibm"},
{"reference": "linux-image-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-image-unsigned-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-image-unsigned-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-intel-5.13"},
{"reference": "linux-iot"},
{"reference": "linux-kvm-cloud-tools-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-kvm-headers-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-kvm-tools-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-libc-dev"},
{"reference": "linux-modules-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-modules-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-modules-extra-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-modules-extra-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.13"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.14"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.6-headers-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.6-tools-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.6-tools-common"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.6-tools-host"},
{"reference": "linux-oracle-5.11"},
{"reference": "linux-oracle-5.13"},
{"reference": "linux-oracle-5.8"},
{"reference": "linux-oracle-headers-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-oracle-tools-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-raspi-headers-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-raspi-tools-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-raspi2"},
{"reference": "linux-riscv-5.11"},
{"reference": "linux-riscv-5.8"},
{"reference": "linux-riscv-headers-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-riscv-tools-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-source-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-tools-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-tools-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-tools-common"},
{"reference": "linux-tools-host"},
{"reference": "linux-udebs-aws"},
{"reference": "linux-udebs-azure"},
{"reference": "linux-udebs-generic"},
{"reference": "linux-udebs-generic-lpae"},
{"reference": "linux-udebs-kvm"},
{"reference": "linux-udebs-oem"},
{"reference": "linux-xilinx-zynqmp"}
]
}
]
},
"Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "22.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "linux-allwinner-5.19"},
{"reference": "linux-aws-5.19"},
{"reference": "linux-aws-6.2"},
{"reference": "linux-aws-6.5"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-5.19"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-6.2"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-fde-5.19"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-fde-6.2"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-fde-6.8"},
{"reference": "linux-buildinfo-5.15.0"},
{"reference": "linux-buildinfo-5.17.0"},
{"reference": "linux-cloud-tools-5.15.0"},
{"reference": "linux-cloud-tools-5.17.0"},
{"reference": "linux-gcp-5.19"},
{"reference": "linux-gcp-6.2"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-5.15.0"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-5.17.0"},
{"reference": "linux-hwe-5.19"},
{"reference": "linux-hwe-6.2"},
{"reference": "linux-image-5.15.0"},
{"reference": "linux-image-unsigned-5.17.0"},
{"reference": "linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19"},
{"reference": "linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2"},
{"reference": "linux-modules-5.15.0"},
{"reference": "linux-modules-5.17.0"},
{"reference": "linux-modules-extra-5.15.0"},
{"reference": "linux-modules-extra-5.17.0"},
{"reference": "linux-nvidia-6.2"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.17-headers-5.17.0"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.17-tools-5.17.0"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.17-tools-host"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-6.1"},
{"reference": "linux-realtime"},
{"reference": "linux-riscv-5.19"},
{"reference": "linux-riscv-headers-5.15.0"},
{"reference": "linux-riscv-tools-5.15.0"},
{"reference": "linux-starfive-5.19"},
{"reference": "linux-starfive-6.2"},
{"reference": "linux-tools-5.15.0"},
{"reference": "linux-tools-5.17.0"}
]
}
]
},
"Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "24.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "linux-azure-fde"}
]
}
]
},
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "9",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "kernel-rt"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-devel-matched"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-kvm"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules-partner"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-devel-matched"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-kvm"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules-extra"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules-partner"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-selftests-internal"}
]
}
]
}
};
var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
var vendor;
foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
}
}
}
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);
if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
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17 Jul 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 3.14.7
EPSS0.00294
SSVC