Race Condition Affecting kernel-debug-devel-matched package, versions <0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNELDEBUGDEVELMATCHED-14781479
  • published31 Dec 2025
  • disclosed30 Dec 2025

Introduced: 30 Dec 2025

CVE-2023-54323  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-366  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 kernel-debug-devel-matched to version 0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel-matched package and not the kernel-debug-devel-matched package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

cxl/pmem: Fix nvdimm registration races

A loop of the form:

while true; do modprobe cxl_pci; modprobe -r cxl_pci; done

...fails with the following crash signature:

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000040
[..]
RIP: 0010:cxl_internal_send_cmd+0x5/0xb0 [cxl_core]
[..]
Call Trace:
 &lt;TASK&gt;
 cxl_pmem_ctl+0x121/0x240 [cxl_pmem]
 nvdimm_get_config_data+0xd6/0x1a0 [libnvdimm]
 nd_label_data_init+0x135/0x7e0 [libnvdimm]
 nvdimm_probe+0xd6/0x1c0 [libnvdimm]
 nvdimm_bus_probe+0x7a/0x1e0 [libnvdimm]
 really_probe+0xde/0x380
 __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x170
 driver_probe_device+0x1f/0x90
 __device_attach_driver+0x85/0x110
 bus_for_each_drv+0x7d/0xc0
 __device_attach+0xb4/0x1e0
 bus_probe_device+0x9f/0xc0
 device_add+0x445/0x9c0
 nd_async_device_register+0xe/0x40 [libnvdimm]
 async_run_entry_fn+0x30/0x130

...namely that the bottom half of async nvdimm device registration runs after the CXL has already torn down the context that cxl_pmem_ctl() needs. Unlike the ACPI NFIT case that benefits from launching multiple nvdimm device registrations in parallel from those listed in the table, CXL is already marked PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS. So provide for a synchronous registration path to preclude this scenario.

CVSS Base Scores

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