SB20240608199 - Race condition in Linux kernel spi driver
Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240608199
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52517)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the sun6i_spi_max_transfer_size(), sun6i_spi_prepare_dma(), sun6i_spi_transfer_one(), sun6i_spi_handler() and sun6i_spi_probe() functions in drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd1ec7f9983b5cd3c77e0f7cda3fa8aed041af2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b29974a7ad2ff604c24ad348f940506c7b1209
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e149d524678431638ff378ef6025e4e89b71097
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f11f4202caf5710204d334fe63392052783876d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.134
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.56
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6