NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52641

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90592

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-2023-52641

CWE-ID: CWE-476

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 NULL pointer dereference within the ni_find_attr() and run_truncate_around() functions in fs/ntfs3/attrib.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Slackware Linux
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1046-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers
linux (Debian package)
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-extra
reiserfs-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-optional
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.150, 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource - 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-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1046.45, 5.15.0.1046.53~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1046.45
linux-image-5.15.0-1046-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1046.53~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1057.60~20.04.1
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1057.60~20.04.1
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1058.56
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1058.56
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1058.61
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1060.56
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1060.65
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers - update to 5.15.160_smp
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.1.85-1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-rt_debug-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-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-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-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-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - 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 - 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
kernel-rt-extra-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
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

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee8db6475cb15c8122855f72ad4cfa5375af6a7b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50545eb6cd5f7ff852a01fa29b7372524ef948cc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/947c3f3d31ea185ddc8e7f198873f17d36deb24c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/847b68f58c212f0439c5a8101b3841f32caffccd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaab47f204aaf47838241d57bf8662c8840de60a
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.150
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.80
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.19
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.7
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel ntfs3
• Ubuntu update for linux-gkeop
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm-5.15
• Slackware Linux update for kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Debian update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel