CVE-2023-52976
Published: March 28, 2025Last modified: March 28, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: fix potential NULL deref in efi_mem_reserve_persistent When iterating on a linked list, a result of memremap is dereferenced without checking it for NULL. This patch adds a check that falls back on allocating a new page in case memremap doesn't succeed. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [ardb: return -ENOMEM instead of breaking out of the loop]
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.6.58-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d4ff18738fd71e7e3c10827c80257da6283697
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/966d47e1f27c45507c5df82b2a2157e5a4fd3909
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e6a9ff89f13666a1c3ff7195612ab949ea9afc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8fc0b5fb3e816a4a8684bcd3ed02cbef0fce23c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d92a25627bcdf264183670da73c9a60c0bac327e