SB20240608199 - Race condition in Linux kernel spi driver



SB20240608199 - Race condition in Linux kernel spi driver

Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20240608199
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52517)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the sun6i_spi_max_transfer_size(), sun6i_spi_prepare_dma(), sun6i_spi_transfer_one(), sun6i_spi_handler() and sun6i_spi_probe() functions in drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.