vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-52615: Important priority package update for kernel
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Mar 18, 2024 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 18, 2024
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hwrng: core - Fix page fault dead lock on mmap-ed hwrng
There is a dead-lock in the hwrng device read path. This triggers
when the user reads from /dev/hwrng into memory also mmap-ed from
/dev/hwrng. The resulting page fault triggers a recursive read
which then dead-locks.
Fix this by using a stack buffer when calling copy_to_user.
A vulnerability was found in the hwrng component of the Linux kernel, which caused a deadlock when reading from /dev/hwrng into memory and mmap-ed from /dev/hwrng. This issue is triggered by a recursive read during a page fault and allows a local, authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service.
hwrng: core - Fix page fault dead lock on mmap-ed hwrng
There is a dead-lock in the hwrng device read path. This triggers
when the user reads from /dev/hwrng into memory also mmap-ed from
/dev/hwrng. The resulting page fault triggers a recursive read
which then dead-locks.
Fix this by using a stack buffer when calling copy_to_user.
A vulnerability was found in the hwrng component of the Linux kernel, which caused a deadlock when reading from /dev/hwrng into memory and mmap-ed from /dev/hwrng. This issue is triggered by a recursive read during a page fault and allows a local, authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service.
Solutions
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