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CVE-2023-53041

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Perform lockless command completion in abort path While adding and removing the controller, the following call trace was observed: WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 623596 at kernel/dma/mapping.c:532 dma_free_attrs+0x33/0x50 CPU: 3 PID: 623596 Comm: sh Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.14.0-96.el9.x86_64 #1 RIP: 0010:dma_free_attrs+0x33/0x50 Call Trace: qla2x00_async_sns_sp_done+0x107/0x1b0 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_abort_srb+0x8e/0x250 [qla2xxx] ? ql_dbg+0x70/0x100 [qla2xxx] __qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x108/0x190 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x24/0x70 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_abort_isp_cleanup+0x305/0x3e0 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_remove_one+0x364/0x400 [qla2xxx] pci_device_remove+0x36/0xa0 __device_release_driver+0x17a/0x230 device_release_driver+0x24/0x30 pci_stop_bus_device+0x68/0x90 pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x16/0x30 remove_store+0x75/0x90 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11c/0x1b0 new_sync_write+0x11f/0x1b0 vfs_write+0x1eb/0x280 ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x1d8/0x680 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x80 ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x140 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x8/0x30 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae The command was completed in the abort path during driver unload with a lock held, causing the warning in abort path. Hence complete the command without any lock held.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.178-1CVE-2023-53041
Fixed in:6.1.25-1CVE-2023-53041
Fixed in:6.1.25-1CVE-2023-53041
Fixed in:6.1.25-1CVE-2023-53041
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1109.118USN-8163-2
linux-azure-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1109.118+fips1USN-8163-1
linux-image-5.15.0-1109-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1109.118USN-8163-2
linux-image-5.15.0-1109-azure-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1109.118+fips1USN-8163-1
linux-image-azure-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1109.107USN-8163-2
linux-image-azure-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1109.94USN-8163-1
linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1109.94USN-8163-1
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0.1109.107USN-8163-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

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

0.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days
6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

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