Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-53057)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-53057). 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:
Bluetooth: HCI: Fix global-out-of-bounds
To loop a variable-length array, hci_init_stage_sync(stage) considers
that stage[i] is valid as long as stage[i-1].func is valid.
Thus, the last element of stage[].func should be intentionally invalid
as hci_init0[], le_init2[], and others did.
However, amp_init1[] and amp_init2[] have no invalid element, letting
hci_init_stage_sync() keep accessing amp_init1[] over its valid range.
This patch fixes this by adding {} in the last of amp_init1[] and
amp_init2[].
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BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in hci_dev_open_sync (
/v6.2-bzimage/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:3154
/v6.2-bzimage/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:3343
/v6.2-bzimage/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:4418
/v6.2-bzimage/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:4609
/v6.2-bzimage/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:4689)
Read of size 8 at addr ffffffffaed1ab70 by task kworker/u5:0/1032
CPU: 0 PID: 1032 Comm: kworker/u5:0 Not tainted 6.2.0 #3
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04
Workqueue: hci1 hci_power_on
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl (/v6.2-bzimage/lib/dump_stack.c:107 (discriminator 1))
print_report (/v6.2-bzimage/mm/kasan/report.c:307
/v6.2-bzimage/mm/kasan/report.c:417)
? hci_dev_open_sync (/v6.2-bzimage/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:3154
/v6.2-bzimage/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:3343
/v6.2-bzimage/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:4418
/v6.2-bzimage/net/bluet…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-53057 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-2023-53057" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-53057 (Linux kernel) — CWE-125 / 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.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) 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-2023-53057 linux Fixed in: 6.1.25-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53057 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org