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UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52501

Vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52501)

Summary

Vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52501). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Do not attempt to read past "commit" When iterating over the ring buffer while the ring buffer is active, the writer can corrupt the reader. There's barriers to help detect this and handle it, but that code missed the case where the last event was at the very end of the page and has only 4 bytes left. The checks to detect the corruption by the writer to reads needs to see the length of the event. If the length in the first 4 bytes is zero then the length is stored in the second 4 bytes. But if the writer is in the process of updating that code, there's a small window where the length in the first 4 bytes could be zero even though the length is only 4 bytes. That will cause rb_event_length() to read the next 4 bytes which could happen to be off the allocated page. To protect against this, fail immediately if the next event pointer is less than 8 bytes from the end of the commit (last byte of data), as all events must be a minimum of 8 bytes anyway.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52501 has been found in linux-hwe-edge.
Confidential information can be exposed externally.
What to do: upgrade linux-hwe-edge to 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux-hwe-edge UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52501" on the vendor's site.

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52501 (linux-hwe-edge)
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1 — 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 linux-hwe-edge.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of linux-hwe-edge.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Confidential information can be exposed externally.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1.

🛡️ 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 'linux-hwe-edge' . 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. 1
    Identify exposure identify
    grep -r 'linux-hwe-edge' . | 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 linux-hwe-edge を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。

  2. 2
    Apply patch patch
    Upgrade linux-hwe-edge to 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1

    ステージング環境で 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1 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. 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

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.0
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.3
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.0
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.15.0-1036.42~20.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.15.0-1051.57~20.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke-5.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.14
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-allwinner-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-6.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.19
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gke
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gkeop
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-ibm
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-kvm
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-5.17
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.0
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.1
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-raspi
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp
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Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:22.04:LTS linux-bluefield
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Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS linux-aws-fips
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Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fips
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Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS linux-fips
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Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips
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Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-aws-fips
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Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-fips
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Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips
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Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime
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Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-realtime
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-fde
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime
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Ubuntu:26.04 linux-nvidia
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Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:24.04:LTS linux-bluefield
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