CVE-2023-54167
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: m68k: mm: Move initrd phys_to_virt handling after paging_init() When booting with an initial ramdisk on platforms where physical memory does not start at address zero (e.g. on Amiga): initrd: 0ef0602c - 0f800000 Zone ranges: DMA [mem 0x0000000008000000-0x000000f7ffffffff] Normal empty Movable zone start for each node Early memory node ranges node 0: [mem 0x0000000008000000-0x000000000f7fffff] Initmem setup node 0 [mem 0x0000000008000000-0x000000000f7fffff] Unable to handle kernel access at virtual address (ptrval) Oops: 00000000 Modules linked in: PC: [<00201d3c>] memcmp+0x28/0x56 As phys_to_virt() relies on m68k_memoffset and module_fixup(), it must not be called before paging_init(). Hence postpone the phys_to_virt handling for the initial ramdisk until after calling paging_init(). While at it, reduce #ifdef clutter by using IS_ENABLED() instead.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.17
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.1.20,
6.2.7,
6.3
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-54167 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/58662cfb459150b9c0c22d20cddaea439b3844bd
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceb089e2337f810d3594d310953d9af4783f660a
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4b97925e87eb133e400fe4a482d750c74ce392f
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2023-54167?
CVE-2023-54167 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.17 onward and has been patched in 6.1.20, 6.2.7 and 6.3. CVE-2023-54167 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-2023-54167?
Yes — CVE-2023-54167 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.20, 6.2.7 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 5.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2023-54167 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2023-54167 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.