Linux Kernel up to 6.1.74/6.6.13/6.7.1 amdkfd kfd_create_indirect_link_prop null pointer dereference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.74/6.6.13/6.7.1 and classified as critical. Impacted is the function kfd_create_indirect_link_prop of the component amdkfd. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-52678. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.74/6.6.13/6.7.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function kfd_create_indirect_link_prop of the component amdkfd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Confirm list is non-empty before utilizing list_first_entry in kfd_topology.c Before using list_first_entry, make sure to check that list is not empty, if list is empty return -ENODATA. Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../amdkfd/kfd_topology.c:1347 kfd_create_indirect_link_prop() warn: can 'gpu_link' even be NULL? drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../amdkfd/kfd_topology.c:1428 kfd_add_peer_prop() warn: can 'iolink1' even be NULL? drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../amdkfd/kfd_topology.c:1433 kfd_add_peer_prop() warn: can 'iolink2' even be NULL?

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-52678 since 03/07/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 6.1.75, 6.6.14 or 6.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4525525cb716/5024cce888e1/4ac4e023ed7a/499839eca34a is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1188). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• IBM InfoSphere Guardium
• Oracle Linux
• Oracle VM
• NetApp FAS
• EMC Avamar
• IBM SAN Volume Controller
• Dell NetWorker
• IBM FlashSystem
• IBM Security Guardium
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM Business Automation Workflow
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell Avamar
• Juniper Junos Space
• IBM DB2
• IBM Storage Scale System
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.1.16
• 6.1.17
• 6.1.18
• 6.1.19
• 6.1.20
• 6.1.21
• 6.1.22
• 6.1.23
• 6.1.24
• 6.1.25
• 6.1.26
• 6.1.27
• 6.1.28
• 6.1.29
• 6.1.30
• 6.1.31
• 6.1.32
• 6.1.33
• 6.1.34
• 6.1.35
• 6.1.36
• 6.1.37
• 6.1.38
• 6.1.39
• 6.1.40
• 6.1.41
• 6.1.42
• 6.1.43
• 6.1.44
• 6.1.45
• 6.1.46
• 6.1.47
• 6.1.48
• 6.1.49
• 6.1.50
• 6.1.51
• 6.1.52
• 6.1.53
• 6.1.54
• 6.1.55
• 6.1.56
• 6.1.57
• 6.1.58
• 6.1.59
• 6.1.60
• 6.1.61
• 6.1.62
• 6.1.63
• 6.1.64
• 6.1.65
• 6.1.66
• 6.1.67
• 6.1.68
• 6.1.69
• 6.1.70
• 6.1.71
• 6.1.72
• 6.1.73
• 6.1.74
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.7.0
• 6.7.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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