SB2024040373 - Privilege escalation in Linux kernel nfc support
Published: April 3, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024040373
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52502)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the nfc_llcp_sock_get() and nfc_llcp_sock_get_sn() functions in net/nfc/llcp_core.c. A local user can exploit the race and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e863f5720a5680e50c4cecf12424d7cc31b3eb0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7adcf014bda16cdbf804af5c164d94d5d025db2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ac22ecdaad2ecc662048f8c6b0ceb1ca0699ef9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d888d3f70b0de32b4f51534175f039ddab15eef8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4f2611f07c87b3ddb57c4b9e8efcd1e330fc3dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1af8a39cf839d93c8967fdd858f6bbdc3e4a15c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c07dffafce914c1d1543c135382a11ff058d93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.297
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.199
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.136
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.259
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.59
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6