CVE-2023-53848
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid5-cache: fix a deadlock in r5l_exit_log() Commit b13015af94cf ("md/raid5-cache: Clear conf->log after finishing work") introduce a new problem: // caller hold reconfig_mutex r5l_exit_log flush_work(&log->disable_writeback_work) r5c_disable_writeback_async wait_event /* * conf->log is not NULL, and mddev_trylock() * will fail, wait_event() can never pass. */ conf->log = NULL Fix this problem by setting 'config->log' to NULL before wake_up() as it used to be, so that wait_event() from r5c_disable_writeback_async() can exist. In the meantime, move forward md_unregister_thread() so that null-ptr-deref this commit fixed can still be fixed.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53848
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53848.html
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.55-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.5.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.5.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.5.3-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.