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CVE-2023-53446

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CVE-2023-53446

Published: Sep 18, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI/ASPM: Disable ASPM on MFD function removal to avoid use-after-free Struct pcie_link_state->downstream is a pointer to the pci_dev of function 0. Previously we retained that pointer when removing function 0, and subsequent ASPM policy changes dereferenced it, resulting in a use-after-free warning from KASAN, e.g.: # echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:03:00.0/remove # echo powersave > /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in pcie_config_aspm_link+0x42d/0x500 Call Trace: kasan_report+0xae/0xe0 pcie_config_aspm_link+0x42d/0x500 pcie_aspm_set_policy+0x8e/0x1a0 param_attr_store+0x162/0x2c0 module_attr_store+0x3e/0x80 PCIe spec r6.0, sec 7.5.3.7, recommends that software program the same ASPM Control value in all functions of multi-function devices. Disable ASPM and free the pcie_link_state when any child function is removed so we can discard the dangling pcie_link_state->downstream pointer and maintain the same ASPM Control configuration for all functions. [bhelgaas: commit log and comment]

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
b5a0a9b59c8185aebcd9a717e2e6258b58c72c06 - < 666e7f9d60cee23077ea3e6331f6f8a19f7ea03f
affected
b5a0a9b59c8185aebcd9a717e2e6258b58c72c06 - < 7badf4d6f49a358a01ab072bbff88d3ee886c33b
affected
b5a0a9b59c8185aebcd9a717e2e6258b58c72c06 - < 9856c0de49052174ab474113f4ba40c02aaee086
affected
b5a0a9b59c8185aebcd9a717e2e6258b58c72c06 - < 7aecdd47910c51707696e8b0e045b9f88bd4230f
affected
b5a0a9b59c8185aebcd9a717e2e6258b58c72c06 - < d51d2eeae4ce54d542909c4d9d07bf371a78592c

+2 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
4.11
unaffected
0 - < 4.11
unaffected
5.4.251 - <= 5.4.*
unaffected
5.10.188 - <= 5.10.*
unaffected
5.15.121 - <= 5.15.*

+4 more versions

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