Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53041

Vulnerability identifier: #VU108469

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53041

CWE-ID: CWE-667

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the __qla2x00_abort_all_cmds() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_261-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_167-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_41-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_167-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_27-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-man
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 5.15.105
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_261-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_167-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_41-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_167-default - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_27-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.7.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default - update to 1-150500.11.7.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.7.1
kernel-default-base - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-macros - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-source - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.261.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.261.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.261.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-syms - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
perf - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.94, 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.107, 5.15.0-1109.118

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0367076b0817d5c75dfb83001ce7ce5c64d803a9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231cfa78ec5badd84a1a2b09465bfad1a926aba1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/415d614344a4f1bbddf55d724fc7eb9ef4b39aad
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9189f20b4c5307c0998682bb522e481b4567a8b8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd0a1804ac5bab2545ac700c8d0fe9ae9284c567
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6f7377528d2abf338e504126e44439541be8f7d
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.105

• Improper locking in Linux kernel scsi qla2xxx driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure