CVE-2023-53093
published 2025-05-02CVE-2023-53093: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers Histogram values can not be…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.19%
8.5th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
Histogram values can not be strings, stacktraces, graphs, symbols,
syscalls, or grouped in buckets or log. Give an error if a value is set to
do so.
Note, the histogram code was not prepared to handle these modifiers for
histograms and caused a bug.
Mark Rutland reported:
# echo 'p:copy_to_user __arch_copy_to_user n=$arg2' >> /sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events
# echo 'hist:keys=n:vals=hitcount.buckets=8:sort=hitcount' > /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/trigger
# cat /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/hist
[ 143.694628] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
[ 143.695190] Mem abort info:
[ 143.695362] ESR = 0x0000000096000004
[ 143.695604] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 143.695889] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 143.696077] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 143.696302] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
[ 143.702381] Data abort info:
[ 143.702614] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004
[ 143.702832] CM = 0, WnR = 0
[ 143.703087] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000000448f9000
[ 143.703407] [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
[ 143.704137] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ 143.704714] Modules linked in:
[ 143.705273] CPU: 0 PID: 133 Comm: cat Not tainted 6.2.0-00003-g6fc512c10a7c #3
[ 143.706138] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
[ 143.706723] pstate: 80000005 (Nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 143.707120] pc : hist_field_name.part.0+0x14/0x140
[ 143.707504] lr : hist_field_name.part.0+0x104/0x140
[ 143.707774] sp : ffff800008333a30
[ 143.707952] x29: ffff800008333a30 x28: 0000000000000001 x27: 0000000000400cc0
[ 143.708429] x26: ffffd7a653b20260 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff10d303ee5800
[ 143.708776] x23: ffffd7a6539b27b0 x22: ffff10d303fb8c00 x21: 0000000000000001
[ 143.709127] x20: ffff10d303ec2000 x19: 000000
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.25-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.25-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= c6afad49d127f6d7c9957319f55173a2198b1ba8 < 39cd75f2f3a43c0e2f95749eb6dd6420c553f87d | 39cd75f2f3a43c0e2f95749eb6dd6420c553f87d |
| linux | linux | >= c6afad49d127f6d7c9957319f55173a2198b1ba8 < 2fc0ee435c9264cdb7c5e872f76cd9bb97640227 | 2fc0ee435c9264cdb7c5e872f76cd9bb97640227 |
| linux | linux | >= c6afad49d127f6d7c9957319f55173a2198b1ba8 < e0213434fe3e4a0d118923dc98d31e7ff1cd9e45 | e0213434fe3e4a0d118923dc98d31e7ff1cd9e45 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.25-1 | 6.1.25-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.25-1 | 6.1.25-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.25-1 | 6.1.25-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.7 < 6.1.23 | 6.1.23 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.2.8 | 6.2.8 |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.186.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.200.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.202.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
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_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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OSV
CVE-2023-53093: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers Histogram values can not
osv·2025-05-02·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53093 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53093: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers Histogram values can not
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers Histogram values can not be strings, stacktraces, graphs, symbols, syscalls, or grouped in buckets or log. Give an error if a value is set to do so. Note, the histogram code was not prepared to handle these modifiers for histograms and caused a bug. Mark Rutland reported: # echo 'p:copy_to_user __arch_copy_to_user n=$arg2' >> /sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events # echo 'hist:keys=n:vals=hitcount.buckets=8:sort=hitcount' > /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/trigger # cat /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/hist [ 143.694628] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 [ 143.695190] Mem abort info: [ 143.69
GHSA
GHSA-9q9g-hqj4-hvr5: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
Histogram values can no
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-05-02
CVE-2023-53093 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-9q9g-hqj4-hvr5: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
Histogram values can no
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
Histogram values can not be strings, stacktraces, graphs, symbols,
syscalls, or grouped in buckets or log. Give an error if a value is set to
do so.
Note, the histogram code was not prepared to handle these modifiers for
histograms and caused a bug.
Mark Rutland reported:
# echo 'p:copy_to_user __arch_copy_to_user n=$arg2' >> /sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events
# echo 'hist:keys=n:vals=hitcount.buckets=8:sort=hitcount' > /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/trigger
# cat /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/hist
[ 143.694628] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
[ 143.695190] Mem abort info:
[ 1
Microsoft
tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
vendor_msrc·2025-05-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53093 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
Mariner: Mariner
Linux: Linux
Customer Action Required: Yes
Red Hat
kernel: tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
vendor_redhat·2025-05-02·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53093 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 kernel: tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
kernel: tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers
Histogram values can not be strings, stacktraces, graphs, symbols,
syscalls, or grouped in buckets or log. Give an error if a value is set to
do so.
Note, the histogram code was not prepared to handle these modifiers for
histograms and caused a bug.
Mark Rutland reported:
# echo 'p:copy_to_user __arch_copy_to_user n=$arg2' >> /sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events
# echo 'hist:keys=n:vals=hitcount.buckets=8:sort=hitcount' > /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/trigger
# cat /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/hist
[ 143.694628] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtu
Debian
CVE-2023-53093: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53093 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53093: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do not let histogram values have some modifiers Histogram values can not be strings, stacktraces, graphs, symbols, syscalls, or grouped in buckets or log. Give an error if a value is set to do so. Note, the histogram code was not prepared to handle these modifiers for histograms and caused a bug. Mark Rutland reported: # echo 'p:copy_to_user __arch_copy_to_user n=$arg2' >> /sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events # echo 'hist:keys=n:vals=hitcount.buckets=8:sort=hitcount' > /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/trigger # cat /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kprobes/copy_to_user/hist [ 143.694628] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 [ 143.695190] Mem abort info: [ 143.69
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2025-05-02
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