SB2025050454 - Improper locking in Linux kernel md driver
Published: May 4, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050454
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53051)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the crypt_io_from_node() function in drivers/md/dm-crypt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c743db1193bf0e76c73d71ede08bd9b96e6c31d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66ff37993dd7e9954b6446237fe2453b380ce40d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b9f8efb5fc888dd938d2964e705b8e00f1dc0f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/885c28ceae7dab2b18c2cc0eb95f1f82b1f629d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e87cd83f70504f1cd2e428966f353c007d6d2d7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb485b7404a281d974bd445ddc5b0b8d5958f371
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0eb61b493dbbc32529fbd0d2e945b71b0e47306
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb294b1c0ba982144ca467a75e7d01ff26304e2b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.312
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.280
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.177
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.105
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.240
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.22
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3