Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
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User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
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CVE-2023-52901

Disclosure Date: August 21, 2024 •
CVE-2023-52901 CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5
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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: xhci: Check endpoint is valid before dereferencing it

When the host controller is not responding, all URBs queued to all
endpoints need to be killed. This can cause a kernel panic if we
dereference an invalid endpoint.

Fix this by using xhci_get_virt_ep() helper to find the endpoint and
checking if the endpoint is valid before dereferencing it.

[233311.853271] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.1.auto: xHCI host controller not responding, assume dead
[233311.853393] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000e8

[233311.853964] pc : xhci_hc_died+0x10c/0x270
[233311.853971] lr : xhci_hc_died+0x1ac/0x270

[233311.854077] Call trace:
[233311.854085] xhci_hc_died+0x10c/0x270
[233311.854093] xhci_stop_endpoint_command_watchdog+0x100/0x1a4
[233311.854105] call_timer_fn+0x50/0x2d4
[233311.854112] expire_timers+0xac/0x2e4
[233311.854118] run_timer_softirq+0x300/0xabc
[233311.854127] __do_softirq+0x148/0x528
[233311.854135] irq_exit+0x194/0x1a8
[233311.854143] __handle_domain_irq+0x164/0x1d0
[233311.854149] gic_handle_irq.22273+0x10c/0x188
[233311.854156] el1_irq+0xfc/0x1a8
[233311.854175] lpm_cpuidle_enter+0x25c/0x418 [msm_pm]
[233311.854185] cpuidle_enter_state+0x1f0/0x764
[233311.854194] do_idle+0x594/0x6ac
[233311.854201] cpu_startup_entry+0x7c/0x80
[233311.854209] secondary_start_kernel+0x170/0x198

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.5 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
Linux 375be2dd61a0
Linux not down converted
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • linux

Products

  • linux kernel,
  • linux kernel 6.2
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