Resource management error in Linux kernel firmware arm_scmi driver

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU92973

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52608

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the shmem_poll_done() function in drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/shmem.c, within the rx_callback() function in drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/mailbox.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/614cc65032dcb0b64d23f5c5e338a8a04b12be5d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f95f6997f4fdd17abec3200cae45420a5489350
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5e1b93c83ee5fc9f5d7bd2d45b421bd87774a2
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12dc4217f16551d6dee9cbefc23fdb5659558cda
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/437a310b22244d4e0b78665c3042e5d1c0f45306

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.