CVE-2023-52942

CVE-2023-52942 affects the Linux kernel’s cgroup/cpuset subsystem. The root cause was an incorrect check in update_parent_subparts_cpumask() that could allow a parent cpuset to be left with no effective CPUs even when there are tasks in it, potentially causing a system panic. The fix alters the e...

CVE-2023-52942 cgroup/cpuset: Fix wrong check in update_parent_subparts_cpumask()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cgroup/cpuset: Fix wrong check in updateparentsubpartscpumask It was found that the check to see if a partition could use up all the cpus from the parent cpuset in updateparentsubpartscpumask was incorrect. As a result, it is...