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  "cveId": "CVE-2023-53419",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53419",
  "summary": "CVE-2023-53419 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: Routine.",
  "title": "linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  rcu: Protect rcu_print_task_exp_stall() -\u003Eexp_ta...",
  "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  rcu: Protect rcu_print_task_exp_stall() -\u003Eexp_tasks access  For kernels built with CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU=y, the following scenario can result in a NULL-pointer dereference:             CPU1                                           CPU2 rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_irqrestore                rcu_print_task_exp_stall   if (special.b.blocked)                            READ_ONCE(rnp-\u003Eexp_tasks) != NULL     raw_spin_lock_rcu_node     np = rcu_next_node_entry(t, rnp)     if (\u0026t-\u003Ercu_node_entry == rnp-\u003Eexp_tasks)       WRITE_ONCE(rnp-\u003Eexp_tasks, np)       ....       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node                                                     raw_spin_lock_irqsave_rcu_node                                                     t = list_entry(rnp-\u003Eexp_tasks-\u003Eprev,                                                         struct task_struct, rcu_node_entry)                                                     (if rnp-\u003Eexp_tasks is NULL, this                                                        will dereference a NULL pointer)  The problem is that CPU2 accesses the rcu_node structure\u0027s-\u003Eexp_tasks field without holding the rcu_node structure\u0027s -\u003Elock and CPU2 did not observe CPU1\u0027s change to rcu_node structure\u0027s -\u003Eexp_tasks in time. Therefore, if CPU1 sets rcu_node structure\u0027s-\u003Eexp_tasks pointer to NULL, then CPU2 might dereference that NULL pointer.  This commit therefore holds the rcu_node structure\u0027s -\u003Elock while accessing that structure\u0027s-\u003Eexp_tasks field.  [ paulmck: Apply Frederic Weisbecker feedback. ]",
  "published": "2023-06-21T19:11:00Z",
  "severity": "medium",
  "cvss": 5.5,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss": 0.00159,
  "epssPercentile": 0.05082,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
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