NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53232

Vulnerability identifier: #VU115428

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-2023-53232

CWE-ID: CWE-476

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 NULL pointer dereference within the mt7921_mcu_parse_response() function in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_31-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
gfs2-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-apm
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-socionext
dtb-nvidia
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-lg
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
dtb-qcom
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amd
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
dtb-broadcom
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-default
dtb-apple
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
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kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
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kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
dtb-amlogic
dtb-cavium
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild

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Linux kernel - update to 6.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_31-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-372.170.1.el8_6, 4.18.0-477.118.1.el8_8, 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2
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kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
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kernel-source-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
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kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
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kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
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cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
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kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
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dtb-rockchip - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
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dtb-allwinner - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
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dtb-amazon - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
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cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
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kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
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kernel-default-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
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gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
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kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-source - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-macros - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-docs - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-syms - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
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kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-base - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11181b6c8641cd417935b76ea997d0169f2db262
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12db28c3ef31f719bd18fa186a40bb152e6a527c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8ba6780c65f681d217de79e17d63d5d538a239f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec4d97e8eddcfa9f63f2f62adec5fb4f941ba2ef
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel mt76 mt7921 driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel-rt
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel-rt
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