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CVE-2023-52992
published 2025-03-27

CVE-2023-52992: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Skip task with pid=1 in send_signal_common() The following kernel panic can be…

PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.25%
16.7th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Skip task with pid=1 in send_signal_common() The following kernel panic can be triggered when a task with pid=1 attaches a prog that attempts to send killing signal to itself, also see [1] for more details: Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x0000000b CPU: 3 PID: 1 Comm: systemd Not tainted 6.1.0-09652-g59fe41b5255f #148 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x178 lib/dump_stack.c:106 panic+0x2c4/0x60f kernel/panic.c:275 do_exit.cold+0x63/0xe4 kernel/exit.c:789 do_group_exit+0xd4/0x2a0 kernel/exit.c:950 get_signal+0x2460/0x2600 kernel/signal.c:2858 arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x78/0x5d0 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:306 exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:168 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x15f/0x250 kernel/entry/common.c:203 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:285 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1d/0x50 kernel/entry/common.c:296 do_syscall_64+0x44/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd So skip task with pid=1 in bpf_send_signal_common() to avoid the panic. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/[email protected]

Affected

16 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.11-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.11-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 8b401f9ed2441ad9e219953927a842d24ed051fc < 4923160393b06a34759a11b17930d71e06f396f24923160393b06a34759a11b17930d71e06f396f2
linuxlinux>= 8b401f9ed2441ad9e219953927a842d24ed051fc < a1c0263f1eb4deee132e11e52ee6982435460d81a1c0263f1eb4deee132e11e52ee6982435460d81
linuxlinux>= 8b401f9ed2441ad9e219953927a842d24ed051fc < 0dfef503133565fa0bcf3268d8eeb5b181191a650dfef503133565fa0bcf3268d8eeb5b181191a65
linuxlinux>= 8b401f9ed2441ad9e219953927a842d24ed051fc < 1283a01b6e19d05f7ed49584ea653947245cd41e1283a01b6e19d05f7ed49584ea653947245cd41e
linuxlinux>= 8b401f9ed2441ad9e219953927a842d24ed051fc < a3d81bc1eaef48e34dd0b9b48eefed9e02a06451a3d81bc1eaef48e34dd0b9b48eefed9e02a06451
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.178-15.10.178-1
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>= 5.11 < 5.15.925.15.92
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.106.1.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.3 < 5.4.2315.4.231
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5 < 5.10.1675.10.167

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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