CVE-2023-52833

MEDIUM
Published May 21, 2024 Modified Dec 31, 2024 CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btusb: Add date->evt_skb is NULL check fix crash because of null pointers [ 6104.969662] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000c8 [ 6104.969667] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 6104.969668] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 6104.969670] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 6104.969673] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 6104.969684] RIP: 0010:btusb_mtk_hci_wmt_sync+0x144/0x220 [btusb] [ 6104.969688] RSP: 0018:ffffb8d681533d48 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 6104.969689] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8ad560bb2000 RCX: 0000000000000006 [ 6104.969691] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffb8d681533d08 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 6104.969692] RBP: ffffb8d681533d70 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000001 [ 6104.969694] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 00000000fa83b2da R12: ffff8ad461d1d7c0 [ 6104.969695] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8ad459618c18 R15: ffffb8d681533d90 [ 6104.969697] FS: 00007f5a1cab9d40(0000) GS:ffff8ad578200000(0000) knlGS:00000 [ 6104.969699] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 6104.969700] CR2: 00000000000000c8 CR3: 000000018620c001 CR4: 0000000000760ef0 [ 6104.969701] PKRU: 55555554 [ 6104.969702] Call Trace: [ 6104.969708] btusb_mtk_shutdown+0x44/0x80 [btusb] [ 6104.969732] hci_dev_do_close+0x470/0x5c0 [bluetooth] [ 6104.969748] hci_rfkill_set_block+0x56/0xa0 [bluetooth] [ 6104.969753] rfkill_set_block+0x92/0x160 [ 6104.969755] rfkill_fop_write+0x136/0x1e0 [ 6104.969759] __vfs_write+0x18/0x40 [ 6104.969761] vfs_write+0xdf/0x1c0 [ 6104.969763] ksys_write+0xb1/0xe0 [ 6104.969765] __x64_sys_write+0x1a/0x20 [ 6104.969769] do_syscall_64+0x51/0x180 [ 6104.969771] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 [ 6104.969773] RIP: 0033:0x7f5a21f18fef [ 6104.9] RSP: 002b:00007ffeefe39010 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 [ 6104.969780] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000055c10a7560a0 RCX: 00007f5a21f18fef [ 6104.969781] RDX: 0000000000000008 RSI: 00007ffeefe39060 RDI: 0000000000000012 [ 6104.969782] RBP: 00007ffeefe39060 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000017 [ 6104.969784] R10: 00007ffeefe38d97 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000000002 [ 6104.969785] R13: 00007ffeefe39220 R14: 00007ffeefe391a0 R15: 000055c10a72acf0

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-476 CWE-476

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0048ddf045bddc4dacb3e783fd869a2f8fb5be30 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b1ebad4c175e6a9b0748acbf133c21a15d282a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/624820f7c8826dd010e8b1963303c145f99816e9 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f8e4d1a4ca1179aaeb43f91f3e2a386e7e616b3 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a556f2ef556a04790f67f2fa272f1a77336d15a0 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9de14bde56dcbb0765284c6dfc35842b021733c https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0048ddf045bddc4dacb3e783fd869a2f8fb5be30 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b1ebad4c175e6a9b0748acbf133c21a15d282a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/624820f7c8826dd010e8b1963303c145f99816e9 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f8e4d1a4ca1179aaeb43f91f3e2a386e7e616b3 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a556f2ef556a04790f67f2fa272f1a77336d15a0 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9de14bde56dcbb0765284c6dfc35842b021733c

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-52833? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btusb: Add date->evt_skb is NULL check fix crash because of null pointers [ 6104.969662] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000c8 [ 6104.969667] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 6104.969668] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 6104.969670] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 6104.969673] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 6104.969684] RIP: 0010:btusb_mtk_hci_wmt_sync+0x144/0x220 [btusb] [ 6104.969688] RSP: 0018:ffffb8d681533d48 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 6104.969689] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8ad560bb2000 RCX: 0000000000000006 [ 6104.969691] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffb8d681533d08 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 6104.969692] RBP: ffffb8d681533d70 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000001 [ 6104.969694] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 00000000fa83b2da R12: ffff8ad461d1d7c0 [ 6104.969695] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8ad459618c18 R15: ffffb8d681533d90 [ 6104.969697] FS: 00007f5a1cab9d40(0000) GS:ffff8ad578200000(0000) knlGS:00000 [ 6104.969699] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 6104.969700] CR2: 00000000000000c8 CR3: 000000018620c001 CR4: 0000000000760ef0 [ 6104.969701] PKRU: 55555554 [ 6104.969702] Call Trace: [ 6104.969708] btusb_mtk_shutdown+0x44/0x80 [btusb] [ 6104.969732] hci_dev_do_close+0x470/0x5c0 [bluetooth] [ 6104.969748] hci_rfkill_set_block+0x56/0xa0 [bluetooth] [ 6104.969753] rfkill_set_block+0x92/0x160 [ 6104.969755] rfkill_fop_write+0x136/0x1e0 [ 6104.969759] __vfs_write+0x18/0x40 [ 6104.969761] vfs_write+0xdf/0x1c0 [ 6104.969763] ksys_write+0xb1/0xe0 [ 6104.969765] __x64_sys_write+0x1a/0x20 [ 6104.969769] do_syscall_64+0x51/0x180 [ 6104.969771] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 [ 6104.969773] RIP: 0033:0x7f5a21f18fef [ 6104.9] RSP: 002b:00007ffeefe39010 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 [ 6104.969780] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000055c10a7560a0 RCX: 00007f5a21f18fef [ 6104.969781] RDX: 0000000000000008 RSI: 00007ffeefe39060 RDI: 0000000000000012 [ 6104.969782] RBP: 00007ffeefe39060 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000017 [ 6104.969784] R10: 00007ffeefe38d97 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000000002 [ 6104.969785] R13: 00007ffeefe39220 R14: 00007ffeefe391a0 R15: 000055c10a72acf0 It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2023-52833? +
CVE-2023-52833 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-52833? +
CVE-2023-52833 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-52833? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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