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UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53421

Vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53421)

Summary

Vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53421). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: Reinit blkg_iostat_set after clearing in blkcg_reset_stats() When blkg_alloc() is called to allocate a blkcg_gq structure with the associated blkg_iostat_set's, there are 2 fields within blkg_iostat_set that requires proper initialization - blkg & sync. The former field was introduced by commit 3b8cc6298724 ("blk-cgroup: Optimize blkcg_rstat_flush()") while the later one was introduced by commit f73316482977 ("blk-cgroup: reimplement basic IO stats using cgroup rstat"). Unfortunately those fields in the blkg_iostat_set's are not properly re-initialized when they are cleared in v1's blkcg_reset_stats(). This can lead to a kernel panic due to NULL pointer access of the blkg pointer. The missing initialization of sync is less problematic and can be a problem in a debug kernel due to missing lockdep initialization. Fix these problems by re-initializing them after memory clearing.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53421 has been found in linux-hwe-edge.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade linux-hwe-edge to 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux-hwe-edge UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53421" on the vendor's site.

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53421 (linux-hwe-edge)
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1 — 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: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1.

🛡️ 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 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1

    ステージング環境で 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1 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
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15
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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-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.13
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Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15
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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:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15
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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-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
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.15.0-175.185~20.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
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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
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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
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Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.15
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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:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.15
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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-iot-realtime
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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-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-azure-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-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-intel
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.8
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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:24.04:LTS linux-riscv
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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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