CVE-2023-54324
dm: fix a race condition in retrieve_deps
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Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm: fix a race condition in retrieve_deps There's a race condition in the multipath target when retrieve_deps
races with multipath_message calling dm_get_device and dm_put_device.
retrieve_deps walks the list of open devices without holding any lock
but multipath may add or remove devices to the list while it is
running. The end result may be memory corruption or use-after-free
memory access. See this description of a UAF with multipath_message():
https://listman.redhat.com/archives/dm-devel/2022-October/052373.html Fix this bug by introducing a new rw semaphore "devices_lock". We grab
devices_lock for read in retrieve_deps and we grab it for write in
dm_get_device and dm_put_device.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2025-12-30 CVE Reserved
- 2025-12-30 CVE Published
- 2025-12-31 CVE Updated
- 2025-12-31 EPSS Updated
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 6.1.56 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.1.56" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 6.5.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.5.5" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 6.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.6" | en |
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