CVE-2023-53260

EUVD-2023-59824
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ovl: fix null pointer dereference in ovl_permission()

Following process:
          P1                     P2
 path_lookupat
  link_path_walk
   inode_permission
    ovl_permission
      ovl_i_path_real(inode, &realpath)
        path->dentry = ovl_i_dentry_upper(inode)
                          drop_cache
			   __dentry_kill(ovl_dentry)
		            iput(ovl_inode)
		             ovl_destroy_inode(ovl_inode)
		              dput(oi->__upperdentry)
		               dentry_kill(upperdentry)
		                dentry_unlink_inode
				 upperdentry->d_inode = NULL
      realinode = d_inode(realpath.dentry) // return NULL
      inode_permission(realinode)
       inode->i_sb  // NULL pointer dereference
, will trigger an null pointer dereference at realinode:
  [  335.664979] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference,
                 address: 0000000000000002
  [  335.668032] CPU: 0 PID: 2592 Comm: ls Not tainted 6.3.0
  [  335.669956] RIP: 0010:inode_permission+0x33/0x2c0
  [  335.678939] Call Trace:
  [  335.679165]  <TASK>
  [  335.679371]  ovl_permission+0xde/0x320
  [  335.679723]  inode_permission+0x15e/0x2c0
  [  335.680090]  link_path_walk+0x115/0x550
  [  335.680771]  path_lookupat.isra.0+0xb2/0x200
  [  335.681170]  filename_lookup+0xda/0x240
  [  335.681922]  vfs_statx+0xa6/0x1f0
  [  335.682233]  vfs_fstatat+0x7b/0xb0

Fetch a reproducer in [Link].

Use the helper ovl_i_path_realinode() to get realinode and then do
non-nullptr checking.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.43
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.4.4
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.148-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.147-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
not-affected
bullseye (security)
5.10.237-1
fixed
forky
6.16.3-1
fixed
sid
6.16.7-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.43-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.41-1
fixed
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fixed
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6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
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suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
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6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
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6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
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fixed
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6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
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fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
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fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
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fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
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suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
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6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
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fixed
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6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
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6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
fixed
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6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
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6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
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