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UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53123

Vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53123)

Summary

Vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53123). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: s390: Fix use-after-free of PCI resources with per-function hotplug On s390 PCI functions may be hotplugged individually even when they belong to a multi-function device. In particular on an SR-IOV device VFs may be removed and later re-added. In commit a50297cf8235 ("s390/pci: separate zbus creation from scanning") it was missed however that struct pci_bus and struct zpci_bus's resource list retained a reference to the PCI functions MMIO resources even though those resources are released and freed on hot-unplug. These stale resources may subsequently be claimed when the PCI function re-appears resulting in use-after-free. One idea of fixing this use-after-free in s390 specific code that was investigated was to simply keep resources around from the moment a PCI function first appeared until the whole virtual PCI bus created for a multi-function device disappears. The problem with this however is that due to the requirement of artificial MMIO addreesses (address cookies) extra logic is then needed to keep the address cookies compatible on re-plug. At the same time the MMIO resources semantically belong to the PCI function so tying their lifecycle to the function seems more logical. Instead a simpler approach is to remove the resources of an individually hot-unplugged PCI function from the PCI bus's resource list while keeping the resources of other PCI functions on the PCI bus untouched. This is done by i…

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

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A vulnerability tracked as UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53123 has been found in linux-hwe-edge.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: upgrade linux-hwe-edge to 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux-hwe-edge UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53123" on the vendor's site.

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53123 (linux-hwe-edge)
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1 — 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: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1.

🛡️ 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 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1

    ステージング環境で 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1 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
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp
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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-hwe-edge
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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
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.15.0-1045.52~20.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15
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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":"5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1"}]}]
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
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8
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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
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13
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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-gcp
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.19
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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-riscv-6.5
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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-starfive-6.5
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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-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-raspi-realtime
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-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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