First published: Thu Feb 29 2024(Updated: )
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/sparsemem: fix race in accessing memory_section-&gt;usage The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned <a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52489">CVE-2023-52489</a> to this issue. Upstream advisory: <a href="https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/20240229155245.1571576-30-lee@kernel.org/T">https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/20240229155245.1571576-30-lee@kernel.org/T</a>
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
redhat/kernel | <5.10.210 | 5.10.210 |
redhat/kernel | <5.15.149 | 5.15.149 |
redhat/kernel | <6.1.76 | 6.1.76 |
redhat/kernel | <6.6.15 | 6.6.15 |
redhat/kernel | <6.7.3 | 6.7.3 |
redhat/kernel | <6.8 | 6.8 |
debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.226-1 6.1.123-1 6.1.119-1 6.12.11-1 6.12.12-1 |
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CVE-2023-52489 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel.
CVE-2023-52489 introduces a race condition in accessing the memory_section structure, which could lead to undefined behavior.
To fix CVE-2023-52489, upgrade your Linux kernel to a version that is beyond the specified vulnerabilities, such as 5.10.210, 5.15.149, or higher.
CVE-2023-52489 affects Linux kernel versions up to 5.10.209, 5.15.148, and lower versions, as well as some earlier versions in the 6.x series.
Currently, there is no specific workaround for CVE-2023-52489; the best mitigation is to apply the kernel updates from your distribution.