CVE-2023-52477: usb: hub: Guard against accesses to uninitialized BOS descriptors

Published Feb 29, 2024
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: hub: Guard against accesses to uninitialized BOS descriptors

Many functions in drivers/usb/core/hub.c and drivers/usb/core/hub.h access fields inside udev->bos without checking if it was allocated and initialized. If usbgetbosdescriptor() fails for whatever reason, udev->bos will be NULL and those accesses will result in a crash:

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000018 PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 5 PID: 17818 Comm: kworker/5:1 Tainted: G W 5.15.108-18910-gab0e1cb584e1 #1 <HASH:1f9e 1> Hardware name: Google Kindred/Kindred, BIOS GoogleKindred.12672.413.0 02/03/2021 Workqueue: usbhubwq hubevent RIP: 0010:hubportreset+0x193/0x788 Code: 89 f7 e8 20 f7 15 00 48 8b 43 08 80 b8 96 03 00 00 03 75 36 0f b7 88 92 03 00 00 81 f9 10 03 00 00 72 27 48 8b 80 a8 03 00 00 <48> 83 78 18 00 74 19 48 89 df 48 8b 75 b0 ba 02 00 00 00 4c 89 e9 RSP: 0018:ffffab740c53fcf8 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffa1bc5f678000 RCX: 0000000000000310 RDX: fffffffffffffdff RSI: 0000000000000286 RDI: ffffa1be9655b840 RBP: ffffab740c53fd70 R08: 00001b7d5edaa20c R09: ffffffffb005e060 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffffab740c53fd3e R14: 0000000000000032 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa1be96540000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000018 CR3: 000000022e80c005 CR4: 00000000003706e0 Call Trace: hubevent+0x73f/0x156e ? hubactivate+0x5b7/0x68f processonework+0x1a2/0x487 workerthread+0x11a/0x288 kthread+0x13a/0x152 ? processonework+0x487/0x487 ? kthreadassociateblkcg+0x70/0x70 retfromfork+0x1f/0x30

Fall back to a default behavior if the BOS descriptor isn't accessible and skip all the functionalities that depend on it: LPM support checks, Super Speed capabilitiy checks, U1/U2 states setup.

Other sources

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: hub: Guard against accesses to uninitialized BOS descriptors

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2023-52477 to this issue.

Upstream advisory: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024022921-CVE-2023-52477-6f20@gregkh/T/#u

Red Hat

Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference flaw when usbgetbosdescriptor() fails. By sending a specially crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

IBM

Affected Software

24 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel<4.14.328
4.14.328
redhat/kernel<4.19.297
4.19.297
redhat/kernel<5.4.259
5.4.259
redhat/kernel<5.10.199
5.10.199
redhat/kernel<5.15.136
5.15.136
redhat/kernel<6.1.59
6.1.59
redhat/kernel<6.5.8
6.5.8
redhat/kernel<6.6
6.6
Linux Linux kernel<4.14.328
Linux Linux kernel>=4.15<4.19.297
Linux Linux kernel>=4.20<5.4.259
Linux Linux kernel>=5.5<5.10.199
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.136
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.59
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.5.8
Linux Linux kernel=6.6-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.6-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=6.6-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=6.6-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=6.6-rc5
IBM Security Verify Governance<=ISVG 10.0.2
IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager Software Stack<=ISVG 10.0.2
IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager Virtual Appliance<=ISVG 10.0.2
IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager Container<=ISVG 10.0.2

Event History

Feb 29, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:43 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:43 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·11:18 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-52477?

CVE-2023-52477 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability that affects the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-52477?

To fix CVE-2023-52477, you should update your Linux kernel to a version that is 4.14.328 or later, 4.19.297 or later, 5.4.259 or later, 5.10.199 or later, 5.15.136 or later, 6.1.59 or later, 6.5.8 or later, or 6.6 or later.

3

What kind of issues does CVE-2023-52477 cause?

CVE-2023-52477 can lead to potential memory corruption due to uninitialized BOS descriptors being accessed in USB hub drivers.

4

Which Linux kernel versions are affected by CVE-2023-52477?

CVE-2023-52477 affects Linux kernel versions prior to 4.14.328, between 4.15 and 4.19.297, between 4.20 and 5.4.259, between 5.5 and 5.10.199, between 5.11 and 5.15.136, between 5.16 and 6.1.59, between 6.2 and 6.5.8, and specific release candidates of 6.6.

5

Is CVE-2023-52477 a remote exploit?

CVE-2023-52477 can potentially be exploited remotely, especially against vulnerable USB devices connected to the affected Linux systems.

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