DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53515

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53515
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53515.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53515
Upstream
Published
2025-10-01T12:15:55Z
Modified
2025-10-02T09:25:41.391128Z
Summary
[none]
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-mmio: don't break lifecycle of vmdev vmdev has a separate lifecycle because it has a 'struct device' embedded. Thus, having a release callback for it is correct. Allocating the vmdev struct with devres totally breaks this protection, though. Instead of waiting for the vmdev release callback, the memory is freed when the platformdevice is removed. Resulting in a use-after-free when finally the callback is to be called. To easily see the problem, compile the kernel with CONFIGDEBUGKOBJECTRELEASE and unbind with sysfs. The fix is easy, don't use devres in this case. Found during my research about object lifetime problems.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.10.197-1

Affected versions

5.*

5.10.46-4
5.10.46-5
5.10.70-1~bpo10+1
5.10.70-1
5.10.84-1
5.10.92-1~bpo10+1
5.10.92-1
5.10.92-2
5.10.103-1~bpo10+1
5.10.103-1
5.10.106-1
5.10.113-1
5.10.120-1~bpo10+1
5.10.120-1
5.10.127-1
5.10.127-2~bpo10+1
5.10.127-2
5.10.136-1
5.10.140-1
5.10.148-1
5.10.149-1
5.10.149-2
5.10.158-1
5.10.158-2
5.10.162-1
5.10.178-1
5.10.178-2
5.10.178-3
5.10.179-1
5.10.179-2
5.10.179-3
5.10.179-4
5.10.179-5
5.10.191-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1.52-1

Affected versions

6.*

6.1.27-1
6.1.37-1
6.1.38-1
6.1.38-2~bpo11+1
6.1.38-2
6.1.38-3
6.1.38-4~bpo11+1
6.1.38-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.4.13-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.4.13-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}