CVE-2023-54270
- Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:15.860
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: usb: siano: Fix use after free bugs caused by do_submit_urb
There are UAF bugs caused by do_submit_urb(). One of the KASan reports
is shown below:
[ 36.403605] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890
[ 36.406105] Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880059600e8 by task kworker/0:2/49
[ 36.408316]
[ 36.408867] CPU: 0 PID: 49 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc3-15798-g5a41237ad1d4-dir8
[ 36.411696] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g15584
[ 36.416157] Workqueue: 0x0 (events)
[ 36.417654] Call Trace:
[ 36.418546]
[ 36.419320] dump_stack_lvl+0x96/0xd0
[ 36.420522] print_address_description+0x75/0x350
[ 36.421992] print_report+0x11b/0x250
[ 36.423174] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x87/0xd0
[ 36.424806] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xcf/0x170
[ 36.426069] ? worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890
[ 36.427355] kasan_report+0x131/0x160
[ 36.428556] ? worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890
[ 36.430053] worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890
[ 36.431297] ? worker_clr_flags+0x90/0x90
[ 36.432479] kthread+0x166/0x190
[ 36.433493] ? kthread_blkcg+0x50/0x50
[ 36.434669] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[ 36.435923]
[ 36.436684]
[ 36.437215] Allocated by task 24:
[ 36.438289] kasan_set_track+0x50/0x80
[ 36.439436] __kasan_kmalloc+0x89/0xa0
[ 36.440566] smsusb_probe+0x374/0xc90
[ 36.441920] usb_probe_interface+0x2d1/0x4c0
[ 36.443253] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580
[ 36.444539] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130
[ 36.446085] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220
[ 36.447423] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0
[ 36.448931] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110
[ 36.450217] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0
[ 36.451470] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0
[ 36.452563] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0
[ 36.453830] usb_set_configuration+0xc63/0xe10
[ 36.455230] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x3b/0x80
[ 36.456166] printk: console [ttyGS0] disabled
[ 36.456569] usb_probe_device+0x90/0x110
[ 36.459523] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580
[ 36.461027] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130
[ 36.462465] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220
[ 36.463847] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0
[ 36.465229] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110
[ 36.466466] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0
[ 36.467799] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0
[ 36.469010] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0
[ 36.470125] usb_new_device+0x863/0xa00
[ 36.471374] hub_event+0x18c7/0x2220
[ 36.472746] process_one_work+0x34c/0x5b0
[ 36.474041] worker_thread+0x4b7/0x890
[ 36.475216] kthread+0x166/0x190
[ 36.476267] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[ 36.477447]
[ 36.478160] Freed by task 24:
[ 36.479239] kasan_set_track+0x50/0x80
[ 36.480512] kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x40
[ 36.481808] ____kasan_slab_free+0x122/0x1a0
[ 36.483173] __kmem_cache_free+0xc4/0x200
[ 36.484563] smsusb_term_device+0xcd/0xf0
[ 36.485896] smsusb_probe+0xc85/0xc90
[ 36.486976] usb_probe_interface+0x2d1/0x4c0
[ 36.488303] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580
[ 36.489498] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130
[ 36.491140] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220
[ 36.492475] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0
[ 36.493988] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110
[ 36.495171] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0
[ 36.496617] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0
[ 36.497875] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0
[ 36.498972] usb_set_configuration+0xc63/0xe10
[ 36.500264] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x3b/0x80
[ 36.501740] usb_probe_device+0x90/0x110
[ 36.503084] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580
[ 36.504241] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130
[ 36.505548] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220
[ 36.506766] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0
[ 36.508368] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110
[ 36.509646] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0
[ 36.510911] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0
[ 36.512103] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0
[ 36.513215] usb_new_device+0x863/0xa00
[ 36.514736] hub_event+0x18c7/0x2220
[ 36.516130] process_one_work+
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How to fix CVE-2023-54270
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: usb: siano: Fix use after free bugs caused by do_submit_urb There are UAF bugs caused by do_submit_urb(). One of the KASan reports is shown below: [ 36.403605] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890 [ 36.406105] Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880059600e8 by task kworker/0:2/49 […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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