Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53542

Vulnerability identifier: #VU116595

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-2023-53542

CWE-ID: CWE-20

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 input validation within the function in arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5420.dtsi. 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 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
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 Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_283-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_46-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_32-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_127-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_127-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-man
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base
kernel-source
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-cavium
dtb-apple
dtb-hisilicon
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-marvell
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amazon
kernel-docs-html
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dtb-allwinner
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-altera
dtb-amlogic
dtb-qcom
dtb-renesas
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amd
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
dtb-rockchip
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs
dtb-lg
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
dtb-freescale
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
dtb-socionext
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-exynos
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-broadcom
dtb-arm
dtb-mediatek
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-extra
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-devel-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 6.1.16
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_283-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_46-debugsource - 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-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default - update to 1-150400.9.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_32-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_127-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_127-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.283.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.283.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.283.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.283.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-cavium - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-apple - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-hisilicon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-marvell - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-xilinx - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-amazon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-docs-html - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-sprd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-allwinner - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-altera - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-amlogic - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-qcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-renesas - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-nvidia - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-amd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-apm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-obs-qa - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-rockchip - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-source-vanilla - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-lg - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-aarch64 - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-freescale - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kselftests-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-socionext - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-exynos - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-broadcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-arm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-mediatek - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/199624f3144d79fab1cff533ce6a4b82390520a3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29961ee63dd676cc67f7c00f76faa21e11f0d7c6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e68a0f7bc576318a58335c31c542b358bc63f83
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/537bdfc1a67836fbd68bbe4210bc380f72cca47f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d5aa219a790d61cad2c38e1aa32058f16ad2f0b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c075aa3467a799855a92289a3c619afc0a2ad193
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f10001af0f7246cf3e43530d25f8d59a8db10df6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2a6198f5ed7d6e4e06d87a4de007f2e45cc9583
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16

• Input validation error in Linux kernel boot dts
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel