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CVE-2023-52942

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CVE-2023-52942

Published: Mar 27, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cgroup/cpuset: Fix wrong check in update_parent_subparts_cpumask() It was found that the check to see if a partition could use up all the cpus from the parent cpuset in update_parent_subparts_cpumask() was incorrect. As a result, it is possible to leave parent with no effective cpu left even if there are tasks in the parent cpuset. This can lead to system panic as reported in [1]. Fix this probem by updating the check to fail the enabling the partition if parent's effective_cpus is a subset of the child's cpus_allowed. Also record the error code when an error happens in update_prstate() and add a test case where parent partition and child have the same cpu list and parent has task. Enabling partition in the child will fail in this case. [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/cgroups/msg36254.html

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
f0af1bfc27b52a4d42510051154c61bd176a8f06 - < a2ab7f2cf5ef8f0c6212a246e681d1fe358cec1f
affected
f0af1bfc27b52a4d42510051154c61bd176a8f06 - < e5ae8803847b80fe9d744a3174abe2b7bfed222a

Linux

Linux

affected
6.1
unaffected
0 - < 6.1
unaffected
6.1.11 - <= 6.1.*
unaffected
6.2 - <= *

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