nfc: pn533: initialize struct pn533_out_arg properly
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-908 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: pn533: initialize struct pn533_out_arg properly struct pn533_out_arg used as a temporary context for out_urb is not initialized properly. Its uninitialized 'phy' field can be dereferenced in error cases inside pn533_out_complete() callback function. It causes the following failure: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc3-next-20230110-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022 RIP: 0010:pn533_out_complete.cold+0x15/0x44 drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c:441 Call Trace: <IRQ> __usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x2b6/0x5c0 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1671 usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x384/0x430 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1754 dummy_timer+0x1203/0x32d0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:1988 call_timer_fn+0x1da/0x800 kernel/time/timer.c:1700 expire_timers+0x234/0x330 kernel/time/timer.c:1751 __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2022 [inline] __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1995 [inline] run_timer_softirq+0x326/0x910 kernel/time/timer.c:2035 __do_softirq+0x1fb/0xaf6 kernel/softirq.c:571 invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:445 [inline] __irq_exit_rcu+0x123/0x180 kernel/softirq.c:650 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:662 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x97/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1107 Initialize the field with the pn533_usb_phy currently used. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.14.303 to before 4.14.311; 4.19.270 to before 4.19.279; 5.4.229 to before 5.4.238; 5.10.164 to before 5.10.176; 5.15.89 to before 5.15.104; 6.1.7 to before 6.1.21 | 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238, 5.10.176, 5.15.104, 6.1.21 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.2 and later | 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238, 5.10.176, 5.15.104, 6.1.21, 6.2.8, 6.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.14.303 to before 4.14.311; 4.19.270 to before 4.19.279; 5.4.229 to before 5.4.238; 5.10.164 to before 5.10.176; 5.15.89 to before 5.15.104; 6.1.7 to before 6.1.21 Fixed in 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238, 5.10.176, 5.15.104, 6.1.21 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.2 and later Fixed in 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238, 5.10.176, 5.15.104, 6.1.21, 6.2.8, 6.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14.303 to before 4.14.311; 4.19.270 to before 4.19.279; 5.4.229 to before 5.4.238; 5.10.164 to before 5.10.176; 5.15.89 to before 5.15.104; 6.1.7 to before 6.1.21; 6.2.1 to before 6.2.8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14.303 to before 4.14.311; 4.19.270 to before 4.19.279; 5.4.229 to before 5.4.238; 5.10.164 to before 5.10.176; 5.15.89 to before 5.15.104; 6.1.7 to before 6.1.21; 6.2.1 to before 6.2.8 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238, 5.10.176, 5.15.104, 6.1.21
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238, 5.10.176, 5.15.104, 6.1.21, 6.2.8, 6.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53119
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2ccv-mmfh-gf82
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bd1ed6d607d7013ed4959e86990a04f028543ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c20a07ed26a71a8ccc9c6d935fc181573f5462e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f9c1f26d434c32520dfe33326b28c5954bc4299
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2703da78849c47b6b5b4471edb35fc7b7f91dead
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bee84369b76f6c9ef71938069c65a6ebd1a12f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a97ef110c491b72c138111a595a3a3af56cbc94c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cbd4213baf7be5d87d183e2032c54003de0790f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/484b7059796e3bc1cb527caa61dfc60da649b4f6
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Sources
- CVE-2023-53119 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53119 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2ccv-mmfh-gf82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-53119 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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