Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53051

Vulnerability identifier: #VU108471

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-2023-53051

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 crypt_io_from_node() function in drivers/md/dm-crypt.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 Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openEuler
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-syms
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel
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-rt-debugsource
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.14.312, 4.19.280, 5.4.240, 5.10.177, 5.15.105, 6.1.22, 6.2.9, 6.3
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-syms - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.261.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.261.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-base - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - 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
kernel-source - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-macros - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.261.1
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
perf - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2506.2.0.0331
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1
kernel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c743db1193bf0e76c73d71ede08bd9b96e6c31d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66ff37993dd7e9954b6446237fe2453b380ce40d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b9f8efb5fc888dd938d2964e705b8e00f1dc0f6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/885c28ceae7dab2b18c2cc0eb95f1f82b1f629d1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e87cd83f70504f1cd2e428966f353c007d6d2d7f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb485b7404a281d974bd445ddc5b0b8d5958f371
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0eb61b493dbbc32529fbd0d2e945b71b0e47306
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb294b1c0ba982144ca467a75e7d01ff26304e2b
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.312
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.280
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.177
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.105
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.240
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.22
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3

• Improper locking in Linux kernel md driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel