CVE-2023-52683 Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-6899772
  • published18 May 2024
  • disclosed17 May 2024

Introduced: 17 May 2024

CVE-2023-52683  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-modules-extra package and not the kernel-modules-extra package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

ACPI: LPIT: Avoid u32 multiplication overflow

In lpit_update_residency() there is a possibility of overflow in multiplication, if tsc_khz is large enough (> UINT_MAX/1000).

Change multiplication to mul_u32_u32().

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS Scores

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