Resource management error in Linux kernel master mipi-i3c-hci driver

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93590

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-2023-52763

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 hci_dat_v1_init(), hci_dat_v1_cleanup() and hci_dat_v1_free_entry() functions in drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dat_v1.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

CPE2.3

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39c71357e68e2f03766f9321b9f4882e49ff1442
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e64d23dc65810be4e3395d72df0c398f60c991f9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cb79a365e7cce8f121bba91312e2ddd206b9781
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eed74230435c61eeb58abaa275b1820e6a4b7f02
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b53e9758a31c683fc8615df930262192ed5f034b

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.