5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-52872
"Linux Kernel GSM TTY Race Condition"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: n_gsm: fix race condition in status line change on dead connections gsm_cleanup_mux() cleans up the gsm by closing all DLCIs, stopping all timers, removing the virtual tty devices and clearing the data queues. This procedure, however, may cause subsequent changes of the virtual modem status lines of a DLCI. More data is being added the outgoing data queue and the deleted kick timer is restarted to handle this. At this point many resources have already been removed by the cleanup procedure. Thus, a kernel panic occurs. Fix this by proving in gsm_modem_update() that the cleanup procedure has not been started and the mux is still alive. Note that writing to a virtual tty is already protected by checks against the DLCI specific connection state.

INFO

Published Date :

May 21, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 6, 2024, 3:35 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 06, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-362
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    May. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    May. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: n_gsm: fix race condition in status line change on dead connections gsm_cleanup_mux() cleans up the gsm by closing all DLCIs, stopping all timers, removing the virtual tty devices and clearing the data queues. This procedure, however, may cause subsequent changes of the virtual modem status lines of a DLCI. More data is being added the outgoing data queue and the deleted kick timer is restarted to handle this. At this point many resources have already been removed by the cleanup procedure. Thus, a kernel panic occurs. Fix this by proving in gsm_modem_update() that the cleanup procedure has not been started and the mux is still alive. Note that writing to a virtual tty is already protected by checks against the DLCI specific connection state.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81a4dd5e6c78f5d8952fa8c9d36565db1fe01444 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df6cfab66ff2a44bd23ad5dd5309cb3421bb6593 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d34b73234af542cc8a218cf398dee73cdb1890 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce4df90333c4fe65acb8b5089fdfe9b955ce976a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a75b205de43365f80a33b98ec9289785da56243 [No types assigned]
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