CVE-2023-53832
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix null-ptr-deref in raid10_sync_request init_resync() inits mempool and sets conf->have_replacemnt at the beginning of sync, close_sync() frees the mempool when sync is completed. After [1] recovery might be skipped and init_resync() is called but close_sync() is not. null-ptr-deref occurs with r10bio->dev[i].repl_bio. The following is one way to reproduce the issue. 1) create a array, wait for resync to complete, mddev->recovery_cp is set to MaxSector. 2) recovery is woken and it is skipped. conf->have_replacement is set to 0 in init_resync(). close_sync() not called. 3) some io errors and rdev A is set to WantReplacement. 4) a new device is added and set to A's replacement. 5) recovery is woken, A have replacement, but conf->have_replacemnt is 0. r10bio->dev[i].repl_bio will not be alloced and null-ptr-deref occurs. Fix it by not calling init_resync() if recovery skipped. [1] commit 7e83ccbecd60 ("md/raid10: Allow skipping recovery when clean arrays are assembled")
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
3.10
and later are affected. Fixed in
4.19.283,
5.4.243,
5.10.180,
5.15.111,
6.1.28,
6.2.15,
6.3.2,
6.4
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53832 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14964127be77884003976a392c9faa9ebaabbbe1
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d33593260536840b49fd1dcac9aedfd14a9d42
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68695084077e3de9d3e94e09238ace2b6f246446
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2023-53832?
CVE-2023-53832 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.10 onward and has been patched in 4.19.283, 5.4.243, 5.10.180 and others. CVE-2023-53832 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53832?
Yes — CVE-2023-53832 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.283, 5.4.243, 5.10.180 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2023-53832 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2023-53832 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.