Vulnerability identifier: #VU93143

Vulnerability 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-2023-52871

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the qcom_llcc_probe() function in drivers/soc/qcom/llcc-qcom.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc1a1dcb411fe224f48553cfdcdfe6e61395b69c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e5b85ea0f4bc484bfe4cc73ead51fa48d2366a0
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/995ee1e84e8db7fa5dcdde7dfe0bd7bb6f9bbb8c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0ef883cae309bc5e8cdfcdbc1b4822732ce20a8
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3565684309e54fa998ea27f37028d67cc3e1dff2
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1143bfb9b055897975aeaea254da148e19524493
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a1bc8775b26345aba2be278118999e7f661d3d

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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.