{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2023-53326", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-09-16T16:08:59.564Z", "datePublished": "2025-09-16T16:12:01.464Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:42:46.968Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:42:46.968Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc: Don't try to copy PPR for task with NULL pt_regs\n\npowerpc sets up PF_KTHREAD and PF_IO_WORKER with a NULL pt_regs, which\nfrom my (arguably very short) checking is not commonly done for other\narchs. This is fine, except when PF_IO_WORKER's have been created and\nthe task does something that causes a coredump to be generated. Then we\nget this crash:\n\n Kernel attempted to read user page (160) - exploit attempt? (uid: 1000)\n BUG: Kernel NULL pointer dereference on read at 0x00000160\n Faulting instruction address: 0xc0000000000c3a60\n Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1]\n LE PAGE_SIZE=64K MMU=Radix SMP NR_CPUS=32 NUMA pSeries\n Modules linked in: bochs drm_vram_helper drm_kms_helper xts binfmt_misc ecb ctr syscopyarea sysfillrect cbc sysimgblt drm_ttm_helper aes_generic ttm sg libaes evdev joydev virtio_balloon vmx_crypto gf128mul drm dm_mod fuse loop configfs drm_panel_orientation_quirks ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_generic usbhid hid xhci_pci xhci_hcd usbcore usb_common sd_mod\n CPU: 1 PID: 1982 Comm: ppc-crash Not tainted 6.3.0-rc2+ #88\n Hardware name: IBM pSeries (emulated by qemu) POWER9 (raw) 0x4e1202 0xf000005 of:SLOF,HEAD hv:linux,kvm pSeries\n NIP: c0000000000c3a60 LR: c000000000039944 CTR: c0000000000398e0\n REGS: c0000000041833b0 TRAP: 0300 Not tainted (6.3.0-rc2+)\n MSR: 800000000280b033 CR: 88082828 XER: 200400f8\n ...\n NIP memcpy_power7+0x200/0x7d0\n LR ppr_get+0x64/0xb0\n Call Trace:\n ppr_get+0x40/0xb0 (unreliable)\n __regset_get+0x180/0x1f0\n regset_get_alloc+0x64/0x90\n elf_core_dump+0xb98/0x1b60\n do_coredump+0x1c34/0x24a0\n get_signal+0x71c/0x1410\n do_notify_resume+0x140/0x6f0\n interrupt_exit_user_prepare_main+0x29c/0x320\n interrupt_exit_user_prepare+0x6c/0xa0\n interrupt_return_srr_user+0x8/0x138\n\nBecause ppr_get() is trying to copy from a PF_IO_WORKER with a NULL\npt_regs.\n\nCheck for a valid pt_regs in both ppc_get/ppr_set, and return an error\nif not set. The actual error value doesn't seem to be important here, so\njust pick -EINVAL.\n\n[mpe: Trim oops in change log, add Fixes & Cc stable]" } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-view.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "fa439810cc1b3c927ec24ede17d02467e1b143a1", "lessThan": "80a4200d51e5a7e046f4a90f5faa5bafd5a60c58", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "fa439810cc1b3c927ec24ede17d02467e1b143a1", "lessThan": "7624973bc15b76d000e8e6f9b8080fcb76d36595", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "fa439810cc1b3c927ec24ede17d02467e1b143a1", "lessThan": "064a1c7b0f8403260d77627e62424a72ca26cee2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "fa439810cc1b3c927ec24ede17d02467e1b143a1", "lessThan": "01849382373b867ddcbe7536b9dfa89f3bcea60e", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "fa439810cc1b3c927ec24ede17d02467e1b143a1", "lessThan": "fd7276189450110ed835eb0a334e62d2f1c4e3be", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-view.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "4.8", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "4.8", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "5.10.177", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "5.15.106", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1.23", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.2.10", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.8", "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.177" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.8", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.106" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.23" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.2.10" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.3" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80a4200d51e5a7e046f4a90f5faa5bafd5a60c58" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7624973bc15b76d000e8e6f9b8080fcb76d36595" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/064a1c7b0f8403260d77627e62424a72ca26cee2" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01849382373b867ddcbe7536b9dfa89f3bcea60e" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd7276189450110ed835eb0a334e62d2f1c4e3be" } ], "title": "powerpc: Don't try to copy PPR for task with NULL pt_regs", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE" } }, { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "id": "CVE-2023-53326", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-01-14T18:28:49.760555Z" } } } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-476", "description": "CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference" } ] } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-01-14T18:32:59.132Z" } } ] } }