CVE-2023-53484

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib: cpu_rmap: Avoid use after free on rmap->obj...

CVE-2023-53484 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2023-228, released June 21, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0016
5th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib: cpu_rmap: Avoid use after free on rmap->obj array entries When calling irq_set_affinity_notifier() with NULL at the notify argument, it will cause freeing of the glue pointer in the corresponding array entry but will leave the pointer in the array. A subsequent call to free_irq_cpu_rmap() will try to free this entry again leading to possible use after free. Fix that by setting NULL to the array entry and checking that we have non-zero at the array entry when iterating over the array in free_irq_cpu_rmap(). The current code does not suffer from this since there are no cases where irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq, NULL) (note the NULL passed for the notify arg) is called, followed by a call to free_irq_cpu_rmap() so we don't hit and issue. Subsequent patches in this series excersize this flow, hence the required fix.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-livepatch-6.1.34-56.100 · amzn 2023 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.37-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53484 Oct 1, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.3.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53484 Oct 1, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.3.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53484 Oct 1, 2025
perf · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
python3-perf · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.34-56.100.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-228 Jun 21, 2023

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