Vulnerability identifier: #VU93167

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52453

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the hisi_acc_vf_resume_write() and hisi_acc_vf_save_read() functions in drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45f80b2f230df10600e6fa1b83b28bf1c334185e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bda81e24a35a856f58e6a5786de579b07371603
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be12ad45e15b5ee0e2526a50266ba1d295d26a88

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.