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CVE-2023-53421

Опубликовано: 18 сент. 2025
Источник: redhat
CVSS3: 4.4
EPSS Низкий

Описание

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: Reinit blkg_iostat_set after clearing in blkcg_reset_stats() When blkg_alloc() is called to allocate a blkcg_gq structure with the associated blkg_iostat_set's, there are 2 fields within blkg_iostat_set that requires proper initialization - blkg & sync. The former field was introduced by commit 3b8cc6298724 ("blk-cgroup: Optimize blkcg_rstat_flush()") while the later one was introduced by commit f73316482977 ("blk-cgroup: reimplement basic IO stats using cgroup rstat"). Unfortunately those fields in the blkg_iostat_set's are not properly re-initialized when they are cleared in v1's blkcg_reset_stats(). This can lead to a kernel panic due to NULL pointer access of the blkg pointer. The missing initialization of sync is less problematic and can be a problem in a debug kernel due to missing lockdep initialization. Fix these problems by re-initializing them after memory clearing.

Отчет

The bug stems from clearing per-CPU blkg_iostat_set structures in blkcg_reset_stats() without re-initializing required fields (blkg pointer and sync stats), leading to a possible NULL dereference and kernel panic when stats are accessed later. Triggering this requires privileged access to the blk-cgroup interface (e.g., resetting stats), so it’s not remotely exploitable. Impact is a local DoS.

Затронутые пакеты

ПлатформаПакетСостояниеРекомендацияРелиз
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10kernelNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6kernelOut of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernelNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernel-rtNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernel-rtFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernel-rtFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernelFixedRHSA-2023:707714.11.2023
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportkernelFixedRHSA-2024:140419.03.2024
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernelFixedRHSA-2024:239430.04.2024
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernelFixedRHSA-2024:239430.04.2024

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Дополнительная информация

Статус:

Moderate
Дефект:
CWE-476
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2396500kernel: blk-cgroup: Reinit blkg_iostat_set after clearing in blkcg_reset_stats()

EPSS

Процентиль: 5%
0.0015
Низкий

4.4 Medium

CVSS3

Связанные уязвимости

CVSS3: 5.5
ubuntu
11 месяцев назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: Reinit blkg_iostat_set after clearing in blkcg_reset_stats() When blkg_alloc() is called to allocate a blkcg_gq structure with the associated blkg_iostat_set's, there are 2 fields within blkg_iostat_set that requires proper initialization - blkg & sync. The former field was introduced by commit 3b8cc6298724 ("blk-cgroup: Optimize blkcg_rstat_flush()") while the later one was introduced by commit f73316482977 ("blk-cgroup: reimplement basic IO stats using cgroup rstat"). Unfortunately those fields in the blkg_iostat_set's are not properly re-initialized when they are cleared in v1's blkcg_reset_stats(). This can lead to a kernel panic due to NULL pointer access of the blkg pointer. The missing initialization of sync is less problematic and can be a problem in a debug kernel due to missing lockdep initialization. Fix these problems by re-initializing them after memory clearing.

CVSS3: 5.5
nvd
11 месяцев назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: Reinit blkg_iostat_set after clearing in blkcg_reset_stats() When blkg_alloc() is called to allocate a blkcg_gq structure with the associated blkg_iostat_set's, there are 2 fields within blkg_iostat_set that requires proper initialization - blkg & sync. The former field was introduced by commit 3b8cc6298724 ("blk-cgroup: Optimize blkcg_rstat_flush()") while the later one was introduced by commit f73316482977 ("blk-cgroup: reimplement basic IO stats using cgroup rstat"). Unfortunately those fields in the blkg_iostat_set's are not properly re-initialized when they are cleared in v1's blkcg_reset_stats(). This can lead to a kernel panic due to NULL pointer access of the blkg pointer. The missing initialization of sync is less problematic and can be a problem in a debug kernel due to missing lockdep initialization. Fix these problems by re-initializing them after memory clearing.

msrc
4 месяца назад

blk-cgroup: Reinit blkg_iostat_set after clearing in blkcg_reset_stats()

CVSS3: 5.5
debian
11 месяцев назад

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

CVSS3: 5.5
github
11 месяцев назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: Reinit blkg_iostat_set after clearing in blkcg_reset_stats() When blkg_alloc() is called to allocate a blkcg_gq structure with the associated blkg_iostat_set's, there are 2 fields within blkg_iostat_set that requires proper initialization - blkg & sync. The former field was introduced by commit 3b8cc6298724 ("blk-cgroup: Optimize blkcg_rstat_flush()") while the later one was introduced by commit f73316482977 ("blk-cgroup: reimplement basic IO stats using cgroup rstat"). Unfortunately those fields in the blkg_iostat_set's are not properly re-initialized when they are cleared in v1's blkcg_reset_stats(). This can lead to a kernel panic due to NULL pointer access of the blkg pointer. The missing initialization of sync is less problematic and can be a problem in a debug kernel due to missing lockdep initialization. Fix these problems by re-initializing them after memory clearing.

EPSS

Процентиль: 5%
0.0015
Низкий

4.4 Medium

CVSS3