Deadlock in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-31084
Published: June 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77246
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31084
CWE-ID: CWE-833
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c when a task is in !TASK_RUNNING. A local user can trigger a deadlock and crash the kernel.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-31084
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+UBctCu7fXn4q41O_3=id1+OdyQ85tZY1x+TkT-6OVBL6KAUw@mail.gmail.com/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HIEOLEOURP4BJZMIL7UGGPYRRB44UDN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AOATNX5UFL7V7W2QDIQKOHFFHYKWFP4W/