Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52478

Vulnerability identifier: #VU91066

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52478

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the hidpp_probe() function in drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
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 Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Anolis OS
Dell Data Protection Central
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
SmartFabric OS10
Storage Copy Data Management
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Technical Support Appliance
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Storage Resource Manager
Guardium Data Protection
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-core
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
python3-perf
kernel-abi-stablelists
kernel-doc
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel
bpftool
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-modules-internal
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
OpenShift Logging
Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.14.328, 4.19.297, 5.4.259, 5.10.199, 5.15.136, 6.1.59, 6.5.8, 6.6
SmartFabric OS10 - update to 10.5.4.11
Storage Copy Data Management - update to 2.2.25.0
Cloud Pak for Network Automation - update to 2.7.7
Technical Support Appliance - update to 3.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps - update to 4.7.0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.13.52, 4.14.38, 4.15.35
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10
kernel-debug-modules-extra - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-core - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-modules - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-modules-extra - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-tools-libs - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-tools-libs-devel - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
perf - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-debug-devel - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-debug-core - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-debug - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
bpftool - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1, 5.10.134-18
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - update to 5.0.1.0
Storage Resource Manager - update to 5.0.1.0
OpenShift Logging - update to 5.6.25
kernel-debug-modules-internal - update to 5.10.134-18
kernel-modules-internal - update to 5.10.134-18
Dell Secure Connect Gateway - update to 5.24.00.14
Guardium Data Protection - addressed in versions 12.0p45, 12.0p125
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance - update to 13.2.0.2.29

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca0c4cc1d215dc22ab0e738c9f017c650f3183f5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44481b244fcaa2b895a53081d6204c574720c38c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd0e2bf7fb22fe9b989c59c42dca06367fd10e6b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/093af62c023537f097d2ebdfaa0bc7c1a6e874e1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28ddc1e0b898291323b62d770b1b931de131a528
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd72ac9556a473fc7daf54efb6ca8a97180d621d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b2c7d9831af99369fe8ad9b2a68d78942f414e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac501397b9d81e4782232c39f94f4307b137452
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.328
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.297
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.199
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.136
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.259
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.59
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.8
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel hid driver
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Cloud Tiering Appliance
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell SmartFabric OS10
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) and Dell Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Data Protection Central
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel-rt
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
• Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenShift Logging 5.6
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Technical Support Appliance
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Copy Data Management
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps
• Anolis OS update for kernel
• Anolis OS update for kernel
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Guardium Data Protection