Vulnerability identifier: #VU96345

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/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-2023-52899

CWE-ID: CWE-476

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 NULL pointer dereference within the axi_chan_handle_err() function in drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac-platform.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/f534dc438828cc3f1f8c6895b8bdfbef079521fb
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53dd833fd0a2d8f0118d01ea063a70652689d31e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20d0a6d17e85a8a816a64fa7d7cae616f1617833
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5054d001ffaf76155637c5e5b922c11016cd6a5d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51a7ad5b60efac65691729d10745c28fa1016b96
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57054fe516d59d03a7bcf1888e82479ccc244f87

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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.