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Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVE-2023-52785

Medium
4.7/10

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ufs: core: Fix racing issue between ufshcd_mcq_abort() and ISR If command timeout happens and cq complete IRQ is raised at the same time, ufshcd_mcq_abort clears lprb->cmd and a NULL pointer deref happens in the ISR. Error log: ufshcd_abort: Device abort task at tag 18 Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000108 pc : [0xffffffe27ef867ac] scsi_dma_unmap+0xc/0x44 lr : [0xffffffe27f1b898c] ufshcd_release_scsi_cmd+0x24/0x114

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-362 - Race Condition

A race condition occurs in a shared memory program when two threads/processes access the same shared memory data, and at least one thread executes a write operation. This vulnerability manipulates the time to check vs. time to use (TOC/TOU) gap between the threads in the critical section to cause disorientation in the shared data. The impact can vary from compromising the confidentiality of the system to causing the system to crash or to execute arbitrary code.

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