NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52568

 

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52568

Published: June 1, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90637
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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-2023-52568
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the sgx_encl_eldu(), __sgx_encl_load_page() and sgx_encl_eaug_page() functions in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
kernel
python3-perf
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-devel
perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel

How to mitigate CVE-2023-52568

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.56, 6.5.6, 6.6
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.72.0.152, 5.10.0-153.51.0.129, 5.10.0-196.0.0.109

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