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CVE-2023-52942
published 2025-03-27

CVE-2023-52942: 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…

PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.21%
11.2th percentile
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

Affected

9 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.11-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.11-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= f0af1bfc27b52a4d42510051154c61bd176a8f06 < a2ab7f2cf5ef8f0c6212a246e681d1fe358cec1fa2ab7f2cf5ef8f0c6212a246e681d1fe358cec1f
linuxlinux>= f0af1bfc27b52a4d42510051154c61bd176a8f06 < e5ae8803847b80fe9d744a3174abe2b7bfed222ae5ae8803847b80fe9d744a3174abe2b7bfed222a
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.11-16.1.11-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.11-16.1.11-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.11-16.1.11-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.1 < 6.1.116.1.11

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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