CVE-2023-53375

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

tracing: Free error logs of tracing instances

When a tracing instance is removed, the error messages that hold errors
that occurred in the instance needs to be freed. The following reports a
memory leak:

 # cd /sys/kernel/tracing
 # mkdir instances/foo
 # echo 'hist:keys=x' > instances/foo/events/sched/sched_switch/trigger
 # cat instances/foo/error_log
 [  117.404795] hist:sched:sched_switch: error: Couldn't find field
   Command: hist:keys=x
                      ^
 # rmdir instances/foo

Then check for memory leaks:

 # echo scan > /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak
 # cat /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak
unreferenced object 0xffff88810d8ec700 (size 192):
  comm "bash", pid 869, jiffies 4294950577 (age 215.752s)
  hex dump (first 32 bytes):
    60 dd 68 61 81 88 ff ff 60 dd 68 61 81 88 ff ff  `.ha....`.ha....
    a0 30 8c 83 ff ff ff ff 26 00 0a 00 00 00 00 00  .0......&.......
  backtrace:
    [<00000000dae26536>] kmalloc_trace+0x2a/0xa0
    [<00000000b2938940>] tracing_log_err+0x277/0x2e0
    [<000000004a0e1b07>] parse_atom+0x966/0xb40
    [<0000000023b24337>] parse_expr+0x5f3/0xdb0
    [<00000000594ad074>] event_hist_trigger_parse+0x27f8/0x3560
    [<00000000293a9645>] trigger_process_regex+0x135/0x1a0
    [<000000005c22b4f2>] event_trigger_write+0x87/0xf0
    [<000000002cadc509>] vfs_write+0x162/0x670
    [<0000000059c3b9be>] ksys_write+0xca/0x170
    [<00000000f1cddc00>] do_syscall_64+0x3e/0xc0
    [<00000000868ac68c>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc
unreferenced object 0xffff888170c35a00 (size 32):
  comm "bash", pid 869, jiffies 4294950577 (age 215.752s)
  hex dump (first 32 bytes):
    0a 20 20 43 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 3a 20 68 69 73 74  .  Command: hist
    3a 6b 65 79 73 3d 78 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  :keys=x.........
  backtrace:
    [<000000006a747de5>] __kmalloc+0x4d/0x160
    [<000000000039df5f>] tracing_log_err+0x29b/0x2e0
    [<000000004a0e1b07>] parse_atom+0x966/0xb40
    [<0000000023b24337>] parse_expr+0x5f3/0xdb0
    [<00000000594ad074>] event_hist_trigger_parse+0x27f8/0x3560
    [<00000000293a9645>] trigger_process_regex+0x135/0x1a0
    [<000000005c22b4f2>] event_trigger_write+0x87/0xf0
    [<000000002cadc509>] vfs_write+0x162/0x670
    [<0000000059c3b9be>] ksys_write+0xca/0x170
    [<00000000f1cddc00>] do_syscall_64+0x3e/0xc0
    [<00000000868ac68c>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc

The problem is that the error log needs to be freed when the instance is
removed.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
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
LinuxCNA
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 3%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
5.2 ≤
𝑥
< 5.4.241
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.178
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.107
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.24
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.2.11
linuxlinux_kernel
6.3:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.3:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.3:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.3:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.3:rc5
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.237-1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.148-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.147-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.43-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.41-1
fixed
forky
6.16.7-1
fixed
sid
6.16.7-1
fixed