Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52638

 

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52638

Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90796
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-2023-52638
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the j1939_jsk_add(), j1939_sk_recv_match(), j1939_sk_recv(), j1939_sk_errqueue() and j1939_sk_netdev_event_netdown() functions in net/can/j1939/socket.c, within the j1939_netdev_start() function in net/can/j1939/main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Slackware Linux
openEuler
Ubuntu
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
perf
kernel
bpftool
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-devel
bpftool-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-source
python3-perf
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
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-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1044-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1061-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers
linux (Debian package)
linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-starfive (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-starfive (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1020-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1026-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1026-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1027-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
IBM API Connect
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium
Guardium Data Protection

How to mitigate CVE-2023-52638

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.149, 6.1.79, 6.6.18, 6.7.6, 6.8
IBM API Connect - update to 10.0.8.2 ifix2
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.12.61, 4.13.45
perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
bpftool - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
python2-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
python2-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0249, 4.19.90-2405.3.0.0276
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, 5.14.0-284.73.1.el9_2, 5.14.0-427.26.1.el9_4
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.101
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.101
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.106.106, 6.5.0.44.44
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.106.106, 6.5.0.44.44
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.106.106, 6.5.0.44.44
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.106.106, 6.5.0.44.44
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1044.43
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1044.43, 5.15.0.1044.51~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1044-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1044.51~20.04.1
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1054.50, 5.15.0.1054.57~20.04.1
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1054.52, 6.5.0.1020.21
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1054.52, 6.5.0.1020.21
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1054.54
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1054.54
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1054.55
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1054.55
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1054.57
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1054.57~20.04.1
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1057.57
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1057.63
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1058.54, 6.5.0.44.44
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1058.57
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1058.57
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1058.63
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1058.63
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1059.55
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1059.55
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1059.65~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1026.26~22.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.65~20.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1059.67~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1024.26, 6.5.0.1024.26~22.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.67~20.04.1
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1061.61
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1061.67~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1023.23~22.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1061-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1061.67~20.04.1
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1063.61
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1063.72.1, 5.15.0-1063.72~20.04.1.1
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1063.72~20.04.1
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1063.72~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1024.25~22.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1063.72~20.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1063.72~20.04.1.41, 6.5.0.1024.25~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1063.72.41
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic - 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
linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-44.44, 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0.44.44, 6.5.0.44.44~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-44.44, 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.44.44~22.04.1
linux-image-starfive (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-starfive (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1020-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1020.23
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1023.23~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1023.24
linux-image-6.5.0-1023-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1023.24
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1023.31
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1023.31
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1023.31
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1023.31
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1024.25~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1024.25~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-1024.26, 6.5.0-1024.26~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1026-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1026.26~22.04.1
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1026.26~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1026-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1026.26~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1027-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1027.28
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1027.29
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1027.29
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1027.29
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1027.29
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1027.29
IBM Security Guardium - update to 12.0p26
Guardium Data Protection - addressed in versions 12.0p35, 12.0p115

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