Double Free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-3312

Vulnerability identifier: #VU79473

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-2023-3312

CWE-ID: CWE-415

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 a boundary error within drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c in Linux kernel. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the system, trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-27-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-27-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-27-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-1007-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-1009-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-1009-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-1009-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-1010-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-1010-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-1010-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-1010-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.2.0-1011-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)

Install updates from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.2.15
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.27.27
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.27.27
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.27.27
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.27.27
linux-image-6.2.0-27-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-27.28
linux-image-6.2.0-27-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-27.28
linux-image-6.2.0-27-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-27.28
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.1007.7
linux-image-6.2.0-1007-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-1007.7
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.1009.9
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.1009.9
linux-image-6.2.0-1009-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-1009.9
linux-image-6.2.0-1009-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-1009.9
linux-image-6.2.0-1009-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-1009.9
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.1009.10
linux-image-6.2.0-1010-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.2.0-1010-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.2.0-1010-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-1010.10
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.1010.10
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.1010.10
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.1010.10
linux-image-6.2.0-1010-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-1010.12
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.1010.13
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.1010.13
linux-image-6.2.0-1011-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0-1011.11
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.2.0.1011.11

• https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-pm/patch/20230323174026.950622-1-krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0005/

• Local denial of service in Linux kernel cpufreq subsystem
• Ubuntu update for linux