NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52607

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52607

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90841
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-2023-52607
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
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 ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Anolis OS
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Slackware Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
Dell Data Protection Central
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
Technical Support Appliance
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Storage Resource Manager
IBM Integrated Analytics System
SmartFabric Storage Software
IBM Qradar SIEM
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA)
IBM API Connect
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linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-181-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-181-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1129-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1128-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1124-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-oracle (Ubuntu package)
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linux-image-5.4.0-1071-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
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kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_43-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_12-debugsource
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kernel-azure-base
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kernel-default-man
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kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
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dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-modules
kernel-doc
python3-perf
kernel-abi-stablelists
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bpftool
kernel
kernel-core
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kernel-tools-devel
python2-perf
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-devel
kernel-preempt-debugsource
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-preempt
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
gfs2-kmp-preempt
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ocfs2-kmp-preempt
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kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
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dtb-marvell
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dtb-amd
dtb-altera
dtb-lg
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-allwinner
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-freescale
dtb-renesas
dtb-sprd
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-amlogic
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kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
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kernel-docs-html
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reiserfs-kmp-preempt
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kernel-64kb
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-64kb-devel
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kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
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kernel-default-base-rebuild
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linux-image-5.4.0-1036-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1043-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1084-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1091-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1112-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
dtb-apple
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-rt
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kernel-rt-extra
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linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1044-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (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-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-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (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-5.15.0-1063-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (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-image-6.1.0-1035-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-laptop-23.10 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-laptop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1022-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the pgtable_cache_add() function in arch/powerpc/mm/init-common.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-52607

Install update from vendor's website.

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