Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52645
Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91477
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52645
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the scpsys_add_subdomain() and scpsys_remove_one_domain() functions in drivers/soc/mediatek/mtk-pm-domains.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475426ad1ae0bfdfd8f160ed9750903799392438
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/339ddc983bc1622341d95f244c361cda3da3a4ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f83b9abee9faa4868a6fac4669b86f4c215dae25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cd1d92ee1dbf3e8f988767eb75f26207397792b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c41336f4d69057cbf88fed47951379b384540df5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.150
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.80
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8