SB20240608203 - Improper locking in Linux kernel s390 block driver
Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240608203
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-2023-52774)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the dasd_profile_start() function in drivers/s390/block/dasd.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/ebdc569a07a3e8dbe66b4184922ad6f88ac0b96f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f75617cc8df4155374132f0b500b0b3ebb967458
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1ac7789406e2ca9ac51c41ad2daa597f47bdd4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c841de6247e94e07566d57163d3c0d8b29278f7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6062c527d0403cef27c54b91ac8390c3a497b250
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc96fde8fcb2b896fd6c64802a7f4ece2e69b0be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9372aab5d0ff621ea203c8c603e7e5f75e888240
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db46cd1e0426f52999d50fa72cfa97fa39952885
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.332
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.301
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.203
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.141
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.263
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.65
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7