Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-52599)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-52599). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in diNewExt
[Syz report]
UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:2360:2
index -878706688 is out of range for type 'struct iagctl[128]'
CPU: 1 PID: 5065 Comm: syz-executor282 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc4-syzkaller-00009-gbee0e7762ad2 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/10/2023
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x1e7/0x2d0 lib/dump_stack.c:106
ubsan_epilogue lib/ubsan.c:217 [inline]
__ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds+0x11c/0x150 lib/ubsan.c:348
diNewExt+0x3cf3/0x4000 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:2360
diAllocExt fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1949 [inline]
diAllocAG+0xbe8/0x1e50 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1666
diAlloc+0x1d3/0x1760 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1587
ialloc+0x8f/0x900 fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c:56
jfs_mkdir+0x1c5/0xb90 fs/jfs/namei.c:225
vfs_mkdir+0x2f1/0x4b0 fs/namei.c:4106
do_mkdirat+0x264/0x3a0 fs/namei.c:4129
__do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4149 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4147 [inline]
__x64_sys_mkdir+0x6e/0x80 fs/namei.c:4147
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x45/0x110 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b
RIP: 0033:0x7fcb7e6a0b57
Code: ff ff 77 07 31 c0 c3 0f 1f 40 00 48 c7 c2 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 02 b8 ff ff ff ff c3 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 b8 53 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-52599 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2023-52599" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-52599 (Linux kernel) — CWE-129 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-129) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52599 linux Fixed in: 5.10.216-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52599 linux-aws Fixed in: 4.4.0-1138.144
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.debian.org