Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52469
Published: May 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89235
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52469
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the kv_parse_power_table() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/kv_dpm.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52469
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a27d9d9fc9b5564b8904c3a77a7dea482bfa34e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b55b06e737feb2a645b0293ea27e38418876d63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/520e213a0b97b64735a13950e9371e0a5d7a5dc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6dcba02ee178282e0d28684d241e0b8462dea6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35fa2394d26e919f63600ce631e6aefc95ec2706
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95084632a65d5c0d682a83b55935560bdcd2a1e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3426f059eacc33ecc676b0d66539297e1cfafd02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28dd788382c43b330480f57cd34cde0840896743