CVE-2023-52617
PCI: switchtec: Fix stdev_release() crash after surprise hot remove
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.4 Medium
- Published
- Mar 18, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 6, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PCI: switchtec: Fix stdev_release() crash after surprise hot remove
A PCI device hot removal may occur while stdev->cdev is held open. The call to stdev_release() then happens during close or exit, at a point way past switchtec_pci_remove(). Otherwise the last ref would vanish with the trailing put_device(), just before return.
At that later point in time, the devm cleanup has already removed the stdev->mmio_mrpc mapping. Also, the stdev->pdev reference was not a counted one. Therefore, in DMA mode, the iowrite32() in stdev_release() will cause a fatal page fault, and the subsequent dma_free_coherent(), if reached, would pass a stale &stdev->pdev->dev pointer.
Fix by moving MRPC DMA shutdown into switchtec_pci_remove(), after stdev_kill(). Counting the stdev->pdev ref is now optional, but may prevent future accidents.
Reproducible via the script at https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231113212150.96410-1-dns@arista.com
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8c293549946ee5078ed0ab77793cec365559355
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a5d0528cf19dbf060313dffbe047bc11c90c24c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff1c7e2fb9e9c3f53715fbe04d3ac47b80be7eb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d83c85922647758c1f1e4806a4c5c3cf591a20a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0233b836312e39a3c763fb53512b3fa455b473b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e129c7fa7070fbce57feb0bfc5eaa65eef44b693
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df25461119d987b8c81d232cfe4411e91dcabe66
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
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