Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52498
Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90800
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-52498
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the dev_pm_skip_resume(), complete_all(), dpm_async_fn(), dpm_noirq_resume_devices(), dpm_resume_noirq(), pm_runtime_enable(), dpm_resume_early(), dpm_resume_start(), device_resume() and dpm_resume() functions in drivers/base/power/main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52498
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f46eb832389f162ad13cb780d0b8cde93641990d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1d62c775b07213c73f81ae842424c74dd14b5f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1c9d32c98309ae764893a481552d3f99d46cb34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e681e29d1f59a04ef773296e4bebb17b1b79f8fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bd3dce27b01c51295b60e1433e1dadfb16649f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7839d0078e0d5e6cc2fa0b0dfbee71de74f1e557
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.210
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.149
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.76
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8