CVE-2023-54065
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: realtek: fix out-of-bounds access The probe function sets priv->chip_data to (void *)priv + sizeof(*priv) with the expectation that priv has enough trailing space. However, only realtek-smi actually allocated this chip_data space. Do likewise in realtek-mdio to fix out-of-bounds accesses. These accesses likely went unnoticed so far, because of an (unused) buf[4096] member in struct realtek_priv, which caused kmalloc to round up the allocated buffer to a big enough size, so nothing of value was overwritten. With a different allocator (like in the barebox bootloader port of the driver) or with KASAN, the memory corruption becomes quickly apparent.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.18
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.1.23,
6.2.10,
6.3
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-54065 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/b93eb564869321d0dffaf23fcc5c88112ed62466
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc0f9bb99735d2b68fac68f37b585d615728ce5b
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe668aa499b4b95425044ba11af9609db6ecf466
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2023-54065?
CVE-2023-54065 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.18 onward and has been patched in 6.1.23, 6.2.10 and 6.3. CVE-2023-54065 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-2023-54065?
Yes — CVE-2023-54065 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.23, 6.2.10 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 5.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2023-54065 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2023-54065 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.