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CVE-2023-53166— power: supply: bq25890: Fix external_power_changed race

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Linux Linux
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No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于bq25890_charger_external_power_changed函数中未正确处理电源状态变化，可能导致空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 6.5 Difficulty: Hard EPSS 0.11% · P1

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux eab25b4f93aa771728127705eb4b235a3b5aad94< 72c28207c19c2c46fab8ae994aff25e197fb2949 affected
eab25b4f93aa771728127705eb4b235a3b5aad94< 9d20fa1982c35697f3f8c4ae0f12791691ae5958 affected
eab25b4f93aa771728127705eb4b235a3b5aad94< 029a443b9b6424170f00f6dd5b7682e682cce92e affected
5.18 affected
< 5.18 unaffected
6.1.31≤ 6.1.* unaffected
6.3.5≤ 6.3.* unaffected
6.4≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-53166

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Vulnerability Title
power: supply: bq25890: Fix external_power_changed race
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: bq25890: Fix external_power_changed race bq25890_charger_external_power_changed() dereferences bq->charger, which gets sets in bq25890_power_supply_init() like this: bq->charger = devm_power_supply_register(bq->dev, &bq->desc, &psy_cfg); As soon as devm_power_supply_register() has called device_add() the external_power_changed callback can get called. So there is a window where bq25890_charger_external_power_changed() may get called while bq->charger has not been set yet leading to a NULL pointer dereference. This race hits during boot sometimes on a Lenovo Yoga Book 1 yb1-x90f when the cht_wcove_pwrsrc (extcon) power_supply is done with detecting the connected charger-type which happens to exactly hit the small window: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000018 <snip> RIP: 0010:__power_supply_is_supplied_by+0xb/0xb0 <snip> Call Trace: <TASK> __power_supply_get_supplier_property+0x19/0x50 class_for_each_device+0xb1/0xe0 power_supply_get_property_from_supplier+0x2e/0x50 bq25890_charger_external_power_changed+0x38/0x1b0 [bq25890_charger] __power_supply_changed_work+0x30/0x40 class_for_each_device+0xb1/0xe0 power_supply_changed_work+0x5f/0xe0 <snip> Fixing this is easy. The external_power_changed callback gets passed the power_supply which will eventually get stored in bq->charger, so bq25890_charger_external_power_changed() can simply directly use the passed in psy argument which is always valid.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于bq25890_charger_external_power_changed函数中未正确处理电源状态变化，可能导致空指针取消引用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux eab25b4f93aa771728127705eb4b235a3b5aad94 ~ 72c28207c19c2c46fab8ae994aff25e197fb2949 -
Linux Linux 5.18 -

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