Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52801

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU90078

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52801

Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90078
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52801
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the iopt_area_split() function in drivers/iommu/iommufd/io_pagetable.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
openSUSE Leap
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Juniper Junos Space
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2-debugsource
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-syms-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-renesas
dtb-amazon
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-lg
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-altera
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
dtb-amd
kernel-64kb
dtb-qcom
dtb-aarch64
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
dtb-socionext
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dtb-broadcom
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-extra
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-amlogic
dtb-mediatek
dtb-apm
dtb-arm
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-exynos
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-livepatch
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug
kernel-macros
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-syms
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default
kernel-obs-qa
cluster-md-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
gfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
OpenShift Logging
Guardium Data Protection

How to mitigate CVE-2023-52801

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.5.13, 6.6.3, 6.7
IBM DataPower Gateway - update to 10.6.4.0
Juniper Junos Space - update to 24.1R2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.2
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - update to 4.17.0
OpenShift Logging - update to 5.8.13
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2.150600.12.4.3
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2.150600.12.4.3
Guardium Data Protection - addressed in versions 12.0p35, 12.0p115

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