PT-2024-8255 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

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Published

2024-02-02

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Updated

2025-02-03

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CVE-2023-52699

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions 2.5.12 through 2.6.8
Description: The issue is related to a deadlock bug in the Linux kernel's sysv filesystem. The problem occurs when sb bread() is called with pointers lock held, leading to a "write lock(&pointers lock) => read lock(&pointers lock) deadlock" bug. This bug was introduced in Linux 2.5.12 and partially fixed in Linux 2.6.8, but the fix introduced another bug. The vulnerability can cause a denial of service.
Recommendations: To resolve the issue, update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix for the sysv filesystem deadlock bug. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Locking

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-09808
CVE-2023-52699
DLA-3840-1
DLA-3842-1
OESA-2024-1692
OESA-2024-1693
OESA-2024-1694
SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1
USN-6893-1
USN-6893-2
USN-6893-3
USN-6896-1
USN-6896-2
USN-6896-3
USN-6896-4
USN-6896-5
USN-6898-1
USN-6898-2
USN-6898-3
USN-6898-4
USN-6917-1
USN-6918-1
USN-6919-1
USN-6927-1
USN-7019-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu