CVE-2023-53327: linux kernel — Fix

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd/selftest: Catch overflow of uptr and length syzkaller hits a WARN_ON when trying to have a uptr close to UINTPTR_MAX: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 393 at drivers/iommu/iommufd/selftest.c:403 iommufd_test+0xb19/0x16f0 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 393 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.2.0-c9c3395d5e3d #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:iommufd_test+0xb19/0x16f0 Code: 94 c4 31 ff 44 89 e6 e8 a5 54 17 ff 45 84 e4 0f 85 bb 0b 00 00 41 be fb ff ff ff e8 31 53 17 ff e9 a0 f7 ff ff e8 27 53 17 ff <0f> 0b 41 be 8 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000eabdc0 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff8214c487 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff88800f5c8000 RDI: 0000000000000002 RBP: ffffc90000eabe48 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000001 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 00000000cd2b0000 R13: 00000000cd2af000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffc90000eabe68 FS: 00007f94d76d5740(0000) GS:ffff88807dd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000020000043 CR3: 0000000006880006 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? write_comp_data+0x2f/0x90 iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x1ef/0x310 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x10e/0x160 ? __pfx_iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x10/0x10 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc Check that the user memory range doesn't overflow.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5

MEDIUM

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	6.2 — 6.2.15
linux	linux_kernel	6.3 — 6.3.2

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fb3505636d033bbf7a0851dac63d01732c51d62 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adac6508c235a092b91ed9c0110ecf140e9e9441 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd8c1a4aee973e87d890a5861e106625a33b2c4e

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-53327? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd/selftest: Catch overflow of uptr and length syzkaller hits a WARN_ON when trying to have a uptr close to UINTPTR_MAX: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 393 at drivers/iommu/iommufd/selftest.c:403 iommufd_test+0xb19/0x16f0 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 393 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.2.0-c9c3395d5e3d #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:iommufd_test+0xb19/0x16f0 Code: 94 c4 31 ff 44 89 e6 e8 a5 54 17 ff 45 84 e4 0f 85 bb 0b 00 00 41 be fb ff ff ff e8 31 53 17 ff e9 a0 f7 ff ff e8 27 53 17 ff <0f> 0b 41 be 8 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000eabdc0 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff8214c487 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff88800f5c8000 RDI: 0000000000000002 RBP: ffffc90000eabe48 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000001 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 00000000cd2b0000 R13: 00000000cd2af000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffc90000eabe68 FS: 00007f94d76d5740(0000) GS:ffff88807dd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000020000043 CR3: 0000000006880006 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? write_comp_data+0x2f/0x90 iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x1ef/0x310 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x10e/0x160 ? __pfx_iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x10/0x10 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc Check that the user memory range doesn't overflow. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-53327? +

CVE-2023-53327 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2023-53327? +

CVE-2023-53327 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-53327? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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