7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-52931
Intel DRM Linux Kernel Use After Free Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: Avoid potential vm use-after-free Adding the vm to the vm_xa table makes it visible to userspace, which could try to race with us to close the vm. So we need to take our extra reference before putting it in the table. (cherry picked from commit 99343c46d4e2b34c285d3d5f68ff04274c2f9fb4)

INFO

Published Date :

March 27, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 1, 2025, 3:40 p.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-52931 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41d419382ec7e257e54b7b6ff0d3623aafb1316d Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/764accc2c1b8fd1507be2e7f436c94cdce887a00 Patch

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-52931 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.11
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41d419382ec7e257e54b7b6ff0d3623aafb1316d Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/764accc2c1b8fd1507be2e7f436c94cdce887a00 Types: Patch
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 28, 2025

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

    Mar. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: Avoid potential vm use-after-free Adding the vm to the vm_xa table makes it visible to userspace, which could try to race with us to close the vm. So we need to take our extra reference before putting it in the table. (cherry picked from commit 99343c46d4e2b34c285d3d5f68ff04274c2f9fb4)
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41d419382ec7e257e54b7b6ff0d3623aafb1316d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/764accc2c1b8fd1507be2e7f436c94cdce887a00
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