Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate-ut: Fix...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: amd-pstate-ut: Fix kernel panic when loading the driver
After loading the amd-pstate-ut driver, amd_pstate_ut_check_perf()
and amd_pstate_ut_check_freq() use cpufreq_cpu_get() to get the policy
of the CPU and mark it as busy.
In these functions, cpufreq_cpu_put() should be used to release the
policy, but it is not, so any other entity trying to access the policy
is blocked indefinitely.
One such scenario is when amd_pstate mode is changed, leading to the
following splat:
[ 1332.103727] INFO: task bash:2929 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1332.110001] Not tainted 6.5.0-rc2-amd-pstate-ut #5
[ 1332.115315] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 1332.123140] task:bash state:D stack:0 pid:2929 ppid:2873 flags:0x00004006
[ 1332.123143] Call Trace:
[ 1332.123145]
[ 1332.123148] __schedule+0x3c1/0x16a0
[ 1332.123154] ? _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0x2d/0x70
[ 1332.123157] schedule+0x6f/0x110
[ 1332.123160] schedule_timeout+0x14f/0x160
[ 1332.123162] ? preempt_count_add+0x86/0xd0
[ 1332.123165] __wait_for_common+0x92/0x190
[ 1332.123168] ? __pfx_schedule_timeout+0x10/0x10
[ 1332.123170] wait_for_completion+0x28/0x30
[ 1332.123173] cpufreq_policy_put_kobj+0x4d/0x90
[ 1332.123177] cpufreq_policy_free+0x157/0x1d0
[ 1332.123178] ? preempt_count_add+0x58/0xd0
[ 1332.123180] cpufreq_remove_dev+0xb6/0x100
[ 1332.123182] subsys_interface_unregister+0x114/0x120
[ 1332.123185] ? preempt_count_add+0x58/0xd0
[ 1332.123187] ? __pfx_amd_pstate_change_driver_mode+0x10/0x10
[ 1332.123190] cpufreq_unregister_driver+0x3b/0xd0
[ 1332.123192] amd_pstate_change_driver_mode+0x1e/0x50
[ 1332.123194] store_status+0xe9/0x180
[ 1332.123197] dev_attr_store+0x1b/0x30
[ 1332.123199] sysfs_kf_write+0x42/0x50
[ 1332.123202] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x143/0x1d0
[ 1332.123204] vfs_write+0x2df/0x400
[ 1332.123208] ksys_write+0x6b/0xf0
[ 1332.123210] __x64_sys_write+0x1d/0x30
[ 1332.123213] do_syscall_64+0x60/0x90
[ 1332.123216] ? fpregs_assert_state_consistent+0x2e/0x50
[ 1332.123219] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x49/0x1a0
[ 1332.123223] ? irqentry_exit_to_user_mode+0xd/0x20
[ 1332.123225] ? irqentry_exit+0x3f/0x50
[ 1332.123226] ? exc_page_fault+0x8e/0x190
[ 1332.123228] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8
[ 1332.123232] RIP: 0033:0x7fa74c514a37
[ 1332.123234] RSP: 002b:00007ffe31dd0788 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
[ 1332.123238] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000008 RCX: 00007fa74c514a37
[ 1332.123239] RDX: 0000000000000008 RSI: 000055e27c447aa0 RDI: 0000000000000001
[ 1332.123241] RBP: 000055e27c447aa0 R08: 00007fa74c5d1460 R09: 000000007fffffff
[ 1332.123242] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000008
[ 1332.123244] R13: 00007fa74c61a780 R14: 00007fa74c616600 R15: 00007fa74c615a00
[ 1332.123247]
Fix this by calling cpufreq_cpu_put() wherever necessary.
[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]
Impact
CVE-2023-53563 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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- What is CVE-2023-53563? CVE-2023-53563 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53563? CVE-2023-53563 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2023-53563? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2023-53563 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2023-53563 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-53563 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2023-53563 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.