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

dmaengine: fix NULL pointer in channel unregistration function

__dma_async_device_channel_register() can fail. In case of failure,
chan->local is freed (with free_percpu()), and chan->local is nullified.
When dma_async_device_unregister() is called (because of managed API or
intentionally by DMA controller driver), channels are unconditionally
unregistered, leading to this NULL pointer:
[ 1.318693] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000d0
[...]
[ 1.484499] Call trace:
[ 1.486930] device_del+0x40/0x394
[ 1.490314] device_unregister+0x20/0x7c
[ 1.494220] __dma_async_device_channel_unregister+0x68/0xc0

Look at dma_async_device_register() function error path, channel device
unregistration is done only if chan->local is not NULL.

Then add the same condition at the beginning of
__dma_async_device_channel_unregister() function, to avoid NULL pointer
issue whatever the API used to reach this function.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 6e-05}

epss

{'score': 7e-05}


Wed, 14 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux
Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:45:00 +0000

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References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T07:37:55.393Z

Reserved: 2024-02-20T12:30:33.304Z

Link: CVE-2023-52492

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T23:03:19.973Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-11T18:15:16.877

Modified: 2025-04-04T14:41:10.300

Link: CVE-2023-52492

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-02-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-52492 - Bugzilla

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