SB2025032807 - Race condition in Linux kernel kernel probes
Published: March 28, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025032807
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 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52995)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the simulate_jalr() function in arch/riscv/kernel/probes/simulate-insn.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.