CVE-2023-54291
- Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:18.170
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vduse: fix NULL pointer dereference
vduse_vdpa_set_vq_affinity callback can be called
with NULL value as cpu_mask when deleting the vduse
device.
This patch resets virtqueue’s IRQ affinity mask value
to set all CPUs instead of dereferencing NULL cpu_mask.
[ 4760.952149] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[ 4760.959110] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 4760.964247] #PF: error_code(0x0000) – not-present page
[ 4760.969385] PGD 0 P4D 0
[ 4760.971927] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
[ 4760.976112] CPU: 13 PID: 2346 Comm: vdpa Not tainted 6.4.0-rc6+ #4
[ 4760.982291] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R640/0W23H8, BIOS 2.8.1 06/26/2020
[ 4760.989769] RIP: 0010:memcpy_orig+0xc5/0x130
[ 4760.994049] Code: 16 f8 4c 89 07 4c 89 4f 08 4c 89 54 17 f0 4c 89 5c 17 f8 c3 cc cc cc cc 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 83 fa 08 72 1b 8b 06 4c 8b 4c 16 f8 4c 89 07 4c 89 4c 17 f8 c3 cc cc cc cc 66
[ 4761.012793] RSP: 0018:ffffb1d565abb830 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 4761.018020] RAX: ffff9f4bf6b27898 RBX: ffff9f4be23969c0 RCX: ffff9f4bcadf6400
[ 4761.025152] RDX: 0000000000000008 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff9f4bf6b27898
[ 4761.032286] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000008 R09: 0000000000000000
[ 4761.039416] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000600 R12: 0000000000000000
[ 4761.046549] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000080 R15: ffffb1d565abbb10
[ 4761.053680] FS: 00007f64c2ec2740(0000) GS:ffff9f635f980000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 4761.061765] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 4761.067513] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000001875270006 CR4: 00000000007706e0
[ 4761.074645] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 4761.081775] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 4761.088909] PKRU: 55555554
[ 4761.091620] Call Trace:
[ 4761.094074]
[ 4761.096180] ? __die+0x1f/0x70
[ 4761.099238] ? page_fault_oops+0x171/0x4f0
[ 4761.103340] ? exc_page_fault+0x7b/0x180
[ 4761.107265] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
[ 4761.111460] ? memcpy_orig+0xc5/0x130
[ 4761.115126] vduse_vdpa_set_vq_affinity+0x3e/0x50 [vduse]
[ 4761.120533] virtnet_clean_affinity.part.0+0x3d/0x90 [virtio_net]
[ 4761.126635] remove_vq_common+0x1a4/0x250 [virtio_net]
[ 4761.131781] virtnet_remove+0x5d/0x70 [virtio_net]
[ 4761.136580] virtio_dev_remove+0x3a/0x90
[ 4761.140509] device_release_driver_internal+0x19b/0x200
[ 4761.145742] bus_remove_device+0xc2/0x130
[ 4761.149755] device_del+0x158/0x3e0
[ 4761.153245] ? kernfs_find_ns+0x35/0xc0
[ 4761.157086] device_unregister+0x13/0x60
[ 4761.161010] unregister_virtio_device+0x11/0x20
[ 4761.165543] device_release_driver_internal+0x19b/0x200
[ 4761.170770] bus_remove_device+0xc2/0x130
[ 4761.174782] device_del+0x158/0x3e0
[ 4761.178276] ? __pfx_vdpa_name_match+0x10/0x10 [vdpa]
[ 4761.183336] device_unregister+0x13/0x60
[ 4761.187260] vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_del_set_doit+0x63/0xe0 [vdpa]
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How to fix CVE-2023-54291
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vduse: fix NULL pointer dereference vduse_vdpa_set_vq_affinity callback can be called with NULL value as cpu_mask when deleting the vduse device. This patch resets virtqueue’s IRQ affinity mask value to set all CPUs instead of dereferencing NULL cpu_mask. [ 4760.952149] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: […]
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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