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Unscored CVE-2023-52488 EUVD-2023-57113GHSA-857w-h46r-9g9g

serial: sc16is7xx: convert from _raw_ to _noinc_ regmap functions for FIFO

Published Feb 29, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

serial: sc16is7xx: convert from _raw_ to _noinc_ regmap functions for FIFO

The SC16IS7XX IC supports a burst mode to access the FIFOs where the
initial register address is sent ($00), followed by all the FIFO data
without having to resend the register address each time. In this mode, the
IC doesn't increment the register address for each R/W byte.

The regmap_raw_read() and regmap_raw_write() are functions which can
perform IO over multiple registers. They are currently used to read/write
from/to the FIFO, and although they operate correctly in this burst mode on
the SPI bus, they would corrupt the regmap cache if it was not disabled
manually. The reason is that when the R/W size is more than 1 byte, these
functions assume that the register address is incremented and handle the
cache accordingly.

Convert FIFO R/W functions to use the regmap _noinc_ versions in order to
remove the manual cache control which was a workaround when using the
_raw_ versions. FIFO registers are properly declared as volatile so
cache will not be used/updated for FIFO accesses.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 3.16 5.10.215

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.6.15-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.6.15-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.76-1 —
Debian 11 linux 5.10.216-1 DSA-5681-1
Debian 10 linux-5.10 5.10.216-1~deb10u1 DLA-3842-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1047.49 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-116.126 USN-6898-2, USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1065.71 USN-6898-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1068.77 USN-6917-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.5 6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1 USN-6819-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1068.77.1 USN-6917-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1064.72 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.5 6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1 USN-6818-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1062.68 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1048.55 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.5 6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2 USN-6818-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1058.61 USN-6919-1, USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1060.66 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1062.67 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1 USN-6818-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1060.61 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.5 6.5.0-1021.22 USN-6818-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1026.26 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1015.15 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-6.5 6.5.0-1024.25 USN-6819-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1063.69 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.5 6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1 USN-6819-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +22 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.5 6.5.0-40.40.1~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-starfive-6.5 6.5.0-1015.16~22.04.1 USN-6819-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1035.39 USN-7019-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-202.222 USN-7159-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1136.146 USN-7159-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1065.71~20.04.1 USN-6898-4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1142.149 USN-7195-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1068.77~20.04.1 USN-6917-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 5.15.0-1068.77~20.04.1.1 USN-6917-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1096.103 USN-7159-3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1140.149 USN-7159-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1065.73~20.04.1 USN-6927-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +27 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1048.55~20.04.1 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-116.126~20.04.1 USN-6898-3, USN-6898-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1083.88 USN-7159-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1058.61~20.04.1 USN-6898-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1060.66~20.04.1 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1045.46 USN-7159-4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1124.132 USN-7159-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1027.27~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1135.144 USN-7159-3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1063.69~20.04.1 USN-6898-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1120.132 USN-7159-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1061.65~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1055.59 USN-7159-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2001.1 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1058.60 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1066.74 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1065.71+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1068.77+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-115.125+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1064.72+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1136.146+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1142.149+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1110.120 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1140.149+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2116.122 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2095.101 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1133.144 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2079.85 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips 4.4.0-1111.118 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-235.247 USN-7342-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1178.191 USN-7344-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1136.146~18.04.1 USN-7159-2
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1186.201 USN-7344-2
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1142.149~18.04.1 USN-7195-2
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1171.188 USN-7344-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1140.149~18.04.1 USN-7159-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-202.222~18.04.1 USN-7159-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1083.88~18.04.1 USN-7159-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1161.166 USN-7344-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1140.151 USN-7344-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1135.144~18.04.1 USN-7159-3
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1120.132~18.04.1 USN-7159-5
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-266.300 USN-7332-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1179.194 USN-7332-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1178.191~16.04.1 USN-7344-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1186.201~16.04.1 USN-7344-2
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1171.188~16.04.1 USN-7344-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-235.247~16.04.1 USN-7342-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.4.0-1142.153 USN-7332-2
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1140.151~16.04.1 USN-7344-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1141.147 USN-7332-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1186.201~14.04.1 USN-7344-2
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-266.300~14.04.1 USN-7332-3
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1490-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-syms 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.182.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-122.216.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.182.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.216.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.182.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1646-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_14 1-150500.11.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13 1-150500.11.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.216.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_56 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +2 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-64kb +7 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1490-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.176.3-1 —

Advisories 36

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