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CVE-2023-53167— tracing: Fix null pointer dereference in tracing_err_log_open()

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

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tracing_err_log_open函数未正确处理只写模式下的文件操作，可能导致空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 4.4 Difficulty: Hard EPSS 0.16% · P5

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1552.005 · Cloud Instance Metadata API

Affected Version Matrix 14

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 8a062902be725f647dc8da532b04d836546a369a< 93114cbc7cb169f6f26eeaed5286b91bb86b463b affected
8a062902be725f647dc8da532b04d836546a369a< 7060e5aac6dc195124c106f49106d653a416323a affected
8a062902be725f647dc8da532b04d836546a369a< 3b5d9b7b875968a8a8c99dac45cb85b705c44802 affected
8a062902be725f647dc8da532b04d836546a369a< 938d5b7a75e18264887387ddf9169db6d8aeef98 affected
8a062902be725f647dc8da532b04d836546a369a< 1e1c9aa9288a46c342f0f2c5c0b1c0876b9b0276 affected
8a062902be725f647dc8da532b04d836546a369a< 02b0095e2fbbc060560c1065f86a211d91e27b26 affected
5.2 affected
< 5.2 unaffected
… +6 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-53167

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Vulnerability Title
tracing: Fix null pointer dereference in tracing_err_log_open()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix null pointer dereference in tracing_err_log_open() Fix an issue in function 'tracing_err_log_open'. The function doesn't call 'seq_open' if the file is opened only with write permissions, which results in 'file->private_data' being left as null. If we then use 'lseek' on that opened file, 'seq_lseek' dereferences 'file->private_data' in 'mutex_lock(&m->lock)', resulting in a kernel panic. Writing to this node requires root privileges, therefore this bug has very little security impact. Tracefs node: /sys/kernel/tracing/error_log Example Kernel panic: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000038 Call trace: mutex_lock+0x30/0x110 seq_lseek+0x34/0xb8 __arm64_sys_lseek+0x6c/0xb8 invoke_syscall+0x58/0x13c el0_svc_common+0xc4/0x10c do_el0_svc+0x24/0x98 el0_svc+0x24/0x88 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xe4 el0t_64_sync+0x1b4/0x1b8 Code: d503201f aa0803e0 aa1f03e1 aa0103e9 (c8e97d02) ---[ end trace 561d1b49c12cf8a5 ]--- Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
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tracing_err_log_open函数未正确处理只写模式下的文件操作，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 8a062902be725f647dc8da532b04d836546a369a ~ 93114cbc7cb169f6f26eeaed5286b91bb86b463b -
Linux Linux 5.2 -

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CVE-2023-53189 7.8 HIGH ipv6/addrconf: fix a potential refcount underflow for idev
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