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CVE-2023-52627

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: ad7091r: Allow users to configure device events AD7091R-5 devices are supported by the ad7091r-5 driver together with the ad7091r-base driver. Those drivers declared iio events for notifying user space when ADC readings fall bellow the thresholds of low limit registers or above the values set in high limit registers. However, to configure iio events and their thresholds, a set of callback functions must be implemented and those were not present until now. The consequence of trying to configure ad7091r-5 events without the proper callback functions was a null pointer dereference in the kernel because the pointers to the callback functions were not set. Implement event configuration callbacks allowing users to read/write event thresholds and enable/disable event generation. Since the event spec structs are generic to AD7091R devices, also move those from the ad7091r-5 driver the base driver so they can be reused when support for ad7091r-2/-4/-8 be added.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.216-1CVE-2023-52627
Fixed in:6.1.76-1CVE-2023-52627
Fixed in:6.6.15-1CVE-2023-52627
Fixed in:6.6.15-1CVE-2023-52627
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41USN-6818-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1061.67USN-6766-3
Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.21USN-6819-2
linux-aws-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1061.67~20.04.1USN-6766-3
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1063.72USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23USN-6819-1
linux-azure-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1063.72~20.04.1USN-6766-1
linux-azure-6.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1
linux-azure-fdeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1063.72.1USN-6766-1
linux-azure-fde-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1063.72~20.04.1.1USN-6766-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1059.67USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24USN-6818-1
linux-gcp-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1059.67~20.04.1USN-6766-1
linux-gcp-6.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1USN-6818-1
linux-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1058.63USN-6766-1
linux-gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1044.51USN-6766-1
linux-gkeop-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1044.51~20.04.1USN-6766-1
linux-hwe-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
linux-hwe-6.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4
linux-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1054.57USN-6766-1
linux-ibm-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1054.57~20.04.1USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1044-gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1044.51~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1044.51USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1054.57~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1054.57USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1054.55USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1054.55USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1054.57USN-6766-2
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-intel-iotgUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1057.63USN-6795-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1058.63USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-intel-iotgUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1058.64~20.04.1USN-6828-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1058.63USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1059.67~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1059.67USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1059.65~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1059.65USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-106-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1061-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1061.67~20.04.1USN-6766-3
Fixed in:5.15.0-1061.67USN-6766-3
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1063.72~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1063.72USN-6766-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure-fdeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1063.72~20.04.1.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1063.72.1USN-6766-1
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-starfiveUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16~22.04.1USN-6819-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16USN-6819-1
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-laptopUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1017.20USN-6818-2
linux-image-6.5.0-1018-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1018.21USN-6818-1
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.21USN-6819-2
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.22USN-6818-3
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.22USN-6818-3
linux-image-6.5.0-1022-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23USN-6819-1
linux-image-6.5.0-1022-azure-fdeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23USN-6819-1
linux-image-6.5.0-1022-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1USN-6818-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24USN-6818-1
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.25USN-6819-3
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4
Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24USN-6819-2
linux-image-6.5.0-1024-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4
Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24USN-6819-2
linux-image-6.5.0-41-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41USN-6818-1
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41USN-6818-1
linux-image-6.5.0-41-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1USN-6818-1
linux-image-6.5.0-41-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1USN-6818-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1061.67~20.04.1USN-6766-3
Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.21USN-6819-2
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1061.61USN-6766-3
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1063.72~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.26USN-6819-1
linux-image-azure-cvmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1063.72~20.04.1USN-6766-1
linux-image-azure-fdeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1063.72~20.04.1.41USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.26USN-6819-1
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1063.72.41USN-6766-1
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1063.61USN-6766-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1059.67~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.24~22.04.1USN-6818-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.24USN-6818-1
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1059.55USN-6766-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.106USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1
linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.106USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4
linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.106USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
linux-image-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1058.57USN-6766-1
linux-image-gke-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1058.57USN-6766-1
linux-image-gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1044.43USN-6766-1
linux-image-gkeop-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1044.51~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:5.15.0.1044.43USN-6766-1
linux-image-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1054.57~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:5.15.0.1054.50USN-6766-1
linux-image-intelUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1058.64~20.04.1USN-6828-1
linux-image-intel-iotgUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1058.64~20.04.1USN-6828-1
Fixed in:5.15.0.1057.57USN-6795-1
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1058.54USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1
linux-image-laptop-23.10Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1017.20USN-6818-2
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.101USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1USN-6818-1
linux-image-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.101USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1USN-6818-1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1
linux-image-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1054.54USN-6766-1
linux-image-nvidia-6.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1054.54USN-6766-1
linux-image-oem-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
linux-image-oem-20.04bUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
linux-image-oem-20.04cUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
linux-image-oem-20.04dUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
linux-image-oem-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3
linux-image-oem-22.04aUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3
linux-image-oem-22.04bUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3
linux-image-oem-22.04cUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3
linux-image-oem-22.04dUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1059.65~20.04.1USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4
Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-2
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4
Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-2
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1059.55USN-6766-1
linux-image-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1054.52USN-6766-2
Fixed in:6.5.0.1018.19USN-6818-1
linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1054.52USN-6766-2
Fixed in:6.5.0.1018.19USN-6818-1
linux-image-starfiveUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.1015.16~22.04.1USN-6819-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.1015.17USN-6819-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.106USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-2
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4
linux-intel-iotgUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1057.63USN-6795-1
linux-intel-iotg-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1058.64~20.04.1USN-6828-1
linux-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1058.63USN-6766-1
linux-laptopUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1017.20USN-6818-2
linux-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1USN-6818-1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-106.116~20.04.1USN-6766-1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1
linux-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1054.55USN-6766-1
linux-nvidia-6.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.22USN-6818-3
linux-oem-6.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.25USN-6819-3
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1059.65USN-6766-1
Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24USN-6819-2
linux-oracle-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1059.65~20.04.1USN-6766-1
linux-oracle-6.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4
linux-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1054.57USN-6766-2
Fixed in:6.5.0-1018.21USN-6818-1
linux-starfiveUbuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16USN-6819-1
linux-starfive-6.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16~22.04.1USN-6819-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days
13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

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