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Unscored CVE-2023-52849 EUVD-2023-59562GHSA-7h7v-xpwq-j3w4

cxl/mem: Fix shutdown order

Published May 21, 2024 · Updated May 23, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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

cxl/mem: Fix shutdown order

Ira reports that removing cxl_mock_mem causes a crash with the following
trace:

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000044
[..]
RIP: 0010:cxl_region_decode_reset+0x7f/0x180 [cxl_core]
[..]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
cxl_region_detach+0xe8/0x210 [cxl_core]
cxl_decoder_kill_region+0x27/0x40 [cxl_core]
cxld_unregister+0x29/0x40 [cxl_core]
devres_release_all+0xb8/0x110
device_unbind_cleanup+0xe/0x70
device_release_driver_internal+0x1d2/0x210
bus_remove_device+0xd7/0x150
device_del+0x155/0x3e0
device_unregister+0x13/0x60
devm_release_action+0x4d/0x90
? __pfx_unregister_port+0x10/0x10 [cxl_core]
delete_endpoint+0x121/0x130 [cxl_core]
devres_release_all+0xb8/0x110
device_unbind_cleanup+0xe/0x70
device_release_driver_internal+0x1d2/0x210
bus_remove_device+0xd7/0x150
device_del+0x155/0x3e0
? lock_release+0x142/0x290
cdev_device_del+0x15/0x50
cxl_memdev_unregister+0x54/0x70 [cxl_core]

This crash is due to the clearing out the cxl_memdev's driver context
(@cxlds) before the subsystem is done with it. This is ultimately due to
the region(s), that this memdev is a member, being torn down and expecting
to be able to de-reference @cxlds, like here:

static int cxl_region_decode_reset(struct cxl_region *cxlr, int count)
...
if (cxlds->rcd)
goto endpoint_reset;
...

Fix it by keeping the driver context valid until memdev-device
unregistration, and subsequently the entire stack of related
dependencies, unwinds.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.14.8 – < 5.15, 5.15 5.15

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 6.6.8-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.6.8-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.64-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1037.39 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-100.110 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1056.61 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1058.66 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1058.66.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1053.61 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1052.57 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1038.44 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1048.51 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1050.56 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1046.46 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.5 6.5.0-1014.14 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1025.25 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1012.12 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1053.59 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +30 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1030.34 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1056.61~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1053.61~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1038.44~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1048.51~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1050.56~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1025.25~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1053.59~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1051.55~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1048.50 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1056.63 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1056.61+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-100.110+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +1 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2.150600.12.4.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-docs +5 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-syms-azure 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-17.1.1.51 SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-9.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-18.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1 1-150600.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2 1-150600.13.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +1 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +1 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2.150600.12.4.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-docs +8 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-syms-azure 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1

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