CVE-2023-54287
- Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:17.730
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tty: serial: imx: disable Ageing Timer interrupt request irq
There maybe pending USR interrupt before requesting irq, however
uart_add_one_port has not executed, so there will be kernel panic:
[ 0.795668] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual addre
ss 0000000000000080
[ 0.802701] Mem abort info:
[ 0.805367] ESR = 0x0000000096000004
[ 0.808950] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 0.814033] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 0.816950] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 0.819950] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
[ 0.824617] Data abort info:
[ 0.827367] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004
[ 0.831033] CM = 0, WnR = 0
[ 0.833866] [0000000000000080] user address but active_mm is swapper
[ 0.839951] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ 0.845953] Modules linked in:
[ 0.848869] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.1.1+g56321e101aca #1
[ 0.855617] Hardware name: Freescale i.MX8MP EVK (DT)
[ 0.860452] pstate: 000000c5 (nzcv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=–)
[ 0.867117] pc : __imx_uart_rxint.constprop.0+0x11c/0x2c0
[ 0.872283] lr : imx_uart_int+0xf8/0x1ec
The issue only happends in the inmate linux when Jailhouse hypervisor
enabled. The test procedure is:
while true; do
jailhouse enable imx8mp.cell
jailhouse cell linux xxxx
sleep 10
jailhouse cell destroy 1
jailhouse disable
sleep 5
done
And during the upper test, press keys to the 2nd linux console.
When `jailhouse cell destroy 1`, the 2nd linux has no chance to put
the uart to a quiese state, so USR1/2 may has pending interrupts. Then
when `jailhosue cell linux xx` to start 2nd linux again, the issue
trigger.
In order to disable irqs before requesting them, both UCR1 and UCR2 irqs
should be disabled, so here fix that, disable the Ageing Timer interrupt
in UCR2 as UCR1 does.
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How to fix CVE-2023-54287
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: serial: imx: disable Ageing Timer interrupt request irq There maybe pending USR interrupt before requesting irq, however uart_add_one_port has not executed, so there will be kernel panic: [ 0.795668] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual addre ss 0000000000000080 [ 0.802701] Mem […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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- 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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