Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2023-53282)

Summary

Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2023-53282). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: lpfc: Fix use-after-free KFENCE violation during sysfs firmware write

During the sysfs firmware write process, a use-after-free read warning is
logged from the lpfc_wr_object() routine:

BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in lpfc_wr_object+0x235/0x310 [lpfc]
Use-after-free read at 0x0000000000cf164d (in kfence-#111):
lpfc_wr_object+0x235/0x310 [lpfc]
lpfc_write_firmware.cold+0x206/0x30d [lpfc]
lpfc_sli4_request_firmware_update+0xa6/0x100 [lpfc]
lpfc_request_firmware_upgrade_store+0x66/0xb0 [lpfc]
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x121/0x1b0
new_sync_write+0x11c/0x1b0
vfs_write+0x1ef/0x280
ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0
do_syscall_64+0x59/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

The driver accessed wr_object pointer data, which was initialized into
mailbox payload memory, after the mailbox object was released back to the
mailbox pool.

Fix by moving the mailbox free calls to the end of the routine ensuring
that we don't reference internal mailbox memory after release.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-53282 has been found in Kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: upgrade Kernel to 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Kernel CVE-2023-53282" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2023-53282 (Kernel)
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3 — apply immediately
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.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Kernel' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
```
grep -r 'Kernel' . | grep -v node_modules
```
リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で Kernel を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
2
Apply patch patch
```
Upgrade Kernel to 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3
```
ステージング環境で 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
3
Post-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

Linux Kernel

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0"},{"fixed":"5.15.99"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.16.0"},{"fixed":"6.1.16"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.2.0"},{"fixed":"6.2.3"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53282 linux
Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53282 linux