Linux Kernel up to 6.6.1 hwmon axi_fan_control_irq_handler null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.200/5.15.138/6.1.62/6.5.11/6.6.1. This impacts the function axi_fan_control_irq_handler of the component hwmon. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-52863. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.200/5.15.138/6.1.62/6.5.11/6.6.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function axi_fan_control_irq_handler of the component hwmon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (axi-fan-control) Fix possible NULL pointer dereference axi_fan_control_irq_handler(), dependent on the private axi_fan_control_data structure, might be called before the hwmon device is registered. That will cause an "Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference" error.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-52863 since 05/21/2024. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 6.5.12 or 6.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 7d870088db48/b3e7eb23a6e9/33de53a27060/f62b89698478/c49f14cc1bb1/2a5b3370a1d9 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.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 5.4
• 5.5
• 5.6
• 5.7
• 5.8
• 5.9
• 5.10.200
• 5.15.138
• 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
• 6.5.0
• 6.5.1
• 6.5.2
• 6.5.3
• 6.5.4
• 6.5.5
• 6.5.6
• 6.5.7
• 6.5.8
• 6.5.9
• 6.5.10
• 6.5.11
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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