CVE-2023-53474
- Published: 2025-10-01T12:15:49.687
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/MCE/AMD: Use an u64 for bank_map
Thee maximum number of MCA banks is 64 (MAX_NR_BANKS), see
a0bc32b3cacf (“x86/mce: Increase maximum number of banks to 64”).
However, the bank_map which contains a bitfield of which banks to
initialize is of type unsigned int and that overflows when those bit
numbers are >= 32, leading to UBSAN complaining correctly:
UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c:1365:38
shift exponent 32 is too large for 32-bit type ‘int’
Change the bank_map to a u64 and use the proper BIT_ULL() macro when
modifying bits in there.
[ bp: Rewrite commit message. ]
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How to fix CVE-2023-53474
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/MCE/AMD: Use an u64 for bank_map Thee maximum number of MCA banks is 64 (MAX_NR_BANKS), see a0bc32b3cacf (“x86/mce: Increase maximum number of banks to 64”). However, the bank_map which contains a bitfield of which banks to initialize is of type unsigned int and that overflows […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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