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medium 4.4

CVE-2023-52492 json

dmaengine: fix NULL pointer in channel unregistration function

published 2024-02-29 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-57117

cvss
4.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

dmaengine: fix NULL pointer in channel unregistration function

__dma_async_device_channel_register() can fail. In case of failure, chan->local is freed (with free_percpu()), and chan->local is nullified. When dma_async_device_unregister() is called (because of managed API or intentionally by DMA controller driver), channels are unconditionally unregistered, leading to this NULL pointer: [ 1.318693] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000d0 [...] [ 1.484499] Call trace: [ 1.486930] device_del+0x40/0x394 [ 1.490314] device_unregister+0x20/0x7c [ 1.494220] __dma_async_device_channel_unregister+0x68/0xc0

Look at dma_async_device_register() function error path, channel device unregistration is done only if chan->local is not NULL.

Then add the same condition at the beginning of __dma_async_device_channel_unregister() function, to avoid NULL pointer issue whatever the API used to reach this function.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.76, 6.6.15, 6.7.3, 6.8
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.76-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.6.15-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52492

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-106.116
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1061.67
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1059.67
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1058.63
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1054.57
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1058.63
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1063.72
  • linux-gkeop Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1044.51

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52492

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • bpftool RHEL 9 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:7526RHSA-2024:9315RHSA-2024:8870RHSA-2024:8856

  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
  • kernel-syms-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1
  • kernel-source-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1
  • kernel-syms-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1
  • kernel-source-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS, Enterprise Storage 7.1 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1SUSE-SU-2024:1490-1SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1SUSE-SU-2024:1466-1SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10
  • perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10
  • kernel-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10
  • python3-perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10
  • kernel-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:8856ALSA-2024:8870

  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10
  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:8870RLSA-2024:8856

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-52492 updated cvss 4.4

kernel: dmaengine: fix NULL pointer in channel unregistration function

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) libperf 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:7526
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, perf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, rtla 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) rv 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:7526
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8856
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-tools 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, python3-perf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +29 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) bpftool 7.3.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-64k 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:7526
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8856
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8870
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:7526
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.68.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:7526
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8870
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-cross-headers 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-headers 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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