CVE-2023-53484
Published: Oct 1, 2025
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib: cpu_rmap: Avoid use after free on rmap->obj array entries When calling irq_set_affinity_notifier() with NULL at the notify argument, it will cause freeing of the glue pointer in the corresponding array entry but will leave the pointer in the array. A subsequent call to free_irq_cpu_rmap() will try to free this entry again leading to possible use after free. Fix that by setting NULL to the array entry and checking that we have non-zero at the array entry when iterating over the array in free_irq_cpu_rmap(). The current code does not suffer from this since there are no cases where irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq, NULL) (note the NULL passed for the notify arg) is called, followed by a call to free_irq_cpu_rmap() so we don't hit and issue. Subsequent patches in this series excersize this flow, hence the required fix.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 896f97ea95c1d29c0520ee0766b66b7f64cb967c - < 981f339d2905b6a92ef59358158b326493aecac5affected 896f97ea95c1d29c0520ee0766b66b7f64cb967c - < d1308bd0b24cb1d78fa2747d5fa3e055cc628a48affected 896f97ea95c1d29c0520ee0766b66b7f64cb967c - < cc2d2b3dbfb0ba57bc027fb7e1121250c50e4000affected 896f97ea95c1d29c0520ee0766b66b7f64cb967c - < f748e15253833b771acbede14ea98f50831ac289affected 896f97ea95c1d29c0520ee0766b66b7f64cb967c - < c6ed54dd90698dc0744d669524cc1c122ded8a16+3 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 3.8unaffected 0 - < 3.8unaffected 4.14.316 - <= 4.14.*unaffected 4.19.284 - <= 4.19.*unaffected 5.4.244 - <= 5.4.*+5 more versions |
References
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