SB20240603184 - Reachable assertion in Linux kernel mm
Published: June 3, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240603184
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Reachable assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52562)
CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion within the slab_kmem_cache_release() and kmem_cache_destroy() functions in mm/slab_common.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5569bb187521432f509b69dda7d29f78b2d38b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51988be187b041e5355245957b0b9751fa382e0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a9ea6681907a3be6b6b0d43776dccc62cad6cf
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.56
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6