Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53576

Vulnerability identifier: #VU116573

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-2023-53576

CWE-ID: CWE-388

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 error handling within the null_init_tag_set() function in drivers/block/null_blk/main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
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 LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_46-debugsource
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-rockchip
dtb-mediatek
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-amazon
dtb-xilinx
dtb-marvell
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-lg
dtb-broadcom
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
dtb-freescale
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb
dtb-apm
dtb-amd
dtb-nvidia
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
dtb-qcom
dtb-amlogic
dtb-altera
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
dtb-sprd
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-cavium
dtb-apple
kernel-64kb-optional
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-syms
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-docs
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 6.1.30
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default - update to 1-150400.9.5.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_46-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1
kernel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-amazon - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-apple - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-syms - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-source - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-macros - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-docs - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1
kernel-default-base - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35e304dbcefa95237a3d6f94c007bfb10f012b17
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f8793ee60513a09f110ea460a6ff2c33811cdb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/651260e563d9f50827dac496dc8a0b9b23d5db1a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e732a266b973cd4e115e2cc2ea5007119e8a7fbc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd35b7bb6d5a329c427924886949ab51f210200a
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.30

• Improper error handling in Linux kernel block null_blk driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel