CVE-2023-53259
published 2025-09-15CVE-2023-53259: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF The call…
PriorityP429high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.7th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF
The call to get_user_pages_fast() in vmci_host_setup_notify() can return
NULL context->notify_page causing a GPF. To avoid GPF check if
context->notify_page == NULL and return error if so.
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0xe0009d1000000060: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x0005088000000300-
0x0005088000000307]
CPU: 2 PID: 26180 Comm: repro_34802241 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4 #1
Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.15.0-2.module+el8.6.0 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:vmci_ctx_check_signal_notify+0x91/0xe0
Call Trace:
vmci_host_unlocked_ioctl+0x362/0x1f40
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x1a1/0x230
do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Affected
18 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < b4239bfb260d1e6837766c41a0b241d7670f1402 | b4239bfb260d1e6837766c41a0b241d7670f1402 |
| linux | linux | >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < d4198f67e7556b1507f14f60d81a72660e5560e4 | d4198f67e7556b1507f14f60d81a72660e5560e4 |
| linux | linux | >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < a3c89e8c69a58f62451c0a75b77fcab25979b897 | a3c89e8c69a58f62451c0a75b77fcab25979b897 |
| linux | linux | >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < 055891397f530f9b1b22be38d7eca8b08382941f | 055891397f530f9b1b22be38d7eca8b08382941f |
| linux | linux | >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < 91b8e4f61f8f4594ee65368c8d89e6fdc29d3fb1 | 91b8e4f61f8f4594ee65368c8d89e6fdc29d3fb1 |
| linux | linux | >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < 1a726cb47fd204109c767409fa9ca15a96328f14 | 1a726cb47fd204109c767409fa9ca15a96328f14 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.244-1 | 5.10.244-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.0 < 5.4.296 | 5.4.296 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11 < 5.15.99 | 5.15.99 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.1.16 | 6.1.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5 < 5.10.240 | 5.10.240 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.2.3 | 6.2.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
osv7.1HIGH
vendor_debian7.1HIGH
vendor_redhat7.1HIGH
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Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel VMCI: Denial of Service via GPF
vendor_redhat·2025-09-15·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2023-53259 [HIGH] CWE-476 kernel: Linux kernel VMCI: Denial of Service via GPF
kernel: Linux kernel VMCI: Denial of Service via GPF
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF
The call to get_user_pages_fast() in vmci_host_setup_notify() can return
NULL context->notify_page causing a GPF. To avoid GPF check if
context->notify_page == NULL and return error if so.
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0xe0009d1000000060: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x0005088000000300-
0x0005088000000307]
CPU: 2 PID: 26180 Comm: repro_34802241 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4 #1
Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.15.0-2.module+el8.6.0 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:vmci_ctx_check_signal_notify+0x91/0xe0
Call Trace:
vmci_host_unlock
Debian
CVE-2023-53259: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: check...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2023-53259 [HIGH] CVE-2023-53259: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: check...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF The call to get_user_pages_fast() in vmci_host_setup_notify() can return NULL context->notify_page causing a GPF. To avoid GPF check if context->notify_page == NULL and return error if so. general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xe0009d1000000060: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x0005088000000300- 0x0005088000000307] CPU: 2 PID: 26180 Comm: repro_34802241 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4 #1 Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.15.0-2.module+el8.6.0 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:vmci_ctx_check_signal_notify+0x91/0xe0 Call Trace: vmci_host_unlocked_ioctl+0x362/0x1f40 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x1a1/0x230 do_sy
GHSA
GHSA-jg4p-q5hx-rqgr: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-15
CVE-2023-53259 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-jg4p-q5hx-rqgr: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF
The call to get_user_pages_fast() in vmci_host_setup_notify() can return
NULL context->notify_page causing a GPF. To avoid GPF check if
context->notify_page == NULL and return error if so.
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0xe0009d1000000060: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x0005088000000300-
0x0005088000000307]
CPU: 2 PID: 26180 Comm: repro_34802241 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4 #1
Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.15.0-2.module+el8.6.0 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:vmci_ctx_check_signal_notify+0x91/0xe0
Call Trace:
vmci_host_unlocked_ioctl+0x362/0x1f40
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x1a1/0x230
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OSV
CVE-2023-53259: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF
osv·2025-09-15·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2023-53259 [HIGH] CVE-2023-53259: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF The call to get_user_pages_fast() in vmci_host_setup_notify() can return NULL context->notify_page causing a GPF. To avoid GPF check if context->notify_page == NULL and return error if so. general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xe0009d1000000060: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x0005088000000300- 0x0005088000000307] CPU: 2 PID: 26180 Comm: repro_34802241 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4 #1 Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.15.0-2.module+el8.6.0 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:vmci_ctx_check_signal_notify+0x91/0xe0 Call Trace: vmci_host_unlocked_ioctl+0x362/0x1f40 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x1a1/0x230 do_sy
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055891397f530f9b1b22be38d7eca8b08382941fhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a726cb47fd204109c767409fa9ca15a96328f14https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91b8e4f61f8f4594ee65368c8d89e6fdc29d3fb1https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3c89e8c69a58f62451c0a75b77fcab25979b897https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4239bfb260d1e6837766c41a0b241d7670f1402https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4198f67e7556b1507f14f60d81a72660e5560e4https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
2025-09-15
Published