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CVE-2023-52840: Linux kernel synaptics driver may access freed memory

CVE-2023-52840 · published 2 years ago
Summary

The synaptics-rmi4 driver in certain Linux kernel packages can try to use data that has already been released, which may lead to system instability or crashes. This affects the Canonical Linux HWE Edge and AWS/Azure kernel builds listed. Updating to the latest kernel version that includes the fix resolves the issue.

What to do
  • Update canonical linux-aws-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1120.130~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1126.133~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1124.133~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-hwe-5.4 to version 5.4.0-173.191~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1067.72~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1119.128~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1104.116~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux to version 5.4.0-173.191.
  • Update canonical linux-aws to version 5.4.0-1120.130.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1056.61~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure to version 5.4.0-1126.133.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2.
  • Update canonical linux-bluefield to version 5.4.0-1080.87.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp to version 5.4.0-1124.133.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1053.61~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-gkeop to version 5.4.0-1087.91.
  • Update canonical linux-gkeop-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1038.44~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-hwe-5.15 to version 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm to version 5.4.0-1067.72.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1048.51~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-intel-iotg-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1050.56~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-iot to version 5.4.0-1032.33.
  • Update canonical linux-kvm to version 5.4.0-1108.115.
  • Update canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 to version 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1025.25~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle to version 5.4.0-1119.128.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1053.59~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi to version 5.4.0-1104.116.
  • Update canonical linux-riscv-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1051.55~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-xilinx-zynqmp to version 5.4.0-1039.43.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-fips to version 5.4.0-1120.130+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-fips to version 5.4.0-1126.133+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-fips to version 5.4.0-1094.104.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-fips to version 5.4.0-1124.133+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux to version 5.15.0-100.110.
  • Update canonical linux-aws to version 5.15.0-1056.61.
  • Update canonical linux-azure to version 5.15.0-1058.66.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-fde to version 5.15.0-1058.66.1.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp to version 5.15.0-1053.61.
  • Update canonical linux-gke to version 5.15.0-1052.57.
  • Update canonical linux-gkeop to version 5.15.0-1038.44.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm to version 5.15.0-1048.51.
  • Update canonical linux-intel-iotg to version 5.15.0-1050.56.
  • Update canonical linux-kvm to version 5.15.0-1052.57.
  • Update canonical linux-lowlatency to version 5.15.0-100.110.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia to version 5.15.0-1046.46.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-6.5 to version 6.5.0-1014.14.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-tegra to version 5.15.0-1025.25.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-tegra-igx to version 5.15.0-1012.12.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle to version 5.15.0-1053.59.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi to version 5.15.0-1048.51.
  • Update canonical linux-xilinx-zynqmp to version 5.15.0-1030.34.
  • Update canonical linux-bluefield to version 5.15.0-1037.39.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-fips to version 5.15.0-1056.61+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-fips to version 5.15.0-100.110+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-fips to version 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2.
  • Update canonical linux-intel-iot-realtime to version 5.15.0-1048.50.
  • Update canonical linux-realtime to version 5.15.0-1056.63.
  • Update debian linux to version 6.1.64-1.
  • Update debian linux to version 6.6.8-1.
  • Update linux kernel to version 6.6.2.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-edge All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.0 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.4 < 5.4.0-1120.130~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1120.130~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.4 < 5.4.0-1126.133~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1126.133~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-edge All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.4 < 5.4.0-1124.133~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1124.133~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-4.15 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-5.4 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop-5.4 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.4 < 5.4.0-173.191~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-173.191~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-edge All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm-5.4 < 5.4.0-1067.72~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1067.72~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oem All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.0 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.4 < 5.4.0-1119.128~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1119.128~18.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi-5.4 < 5.4.0-1104.116~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1104.116~18.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux < 5.4.0-173.191
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-173.191
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws < 5.4.0-1120.130
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1120.130
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.15 < 5.15.0-1056.61~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1056.61~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure < 5.4.0-1126.133
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1126.133
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.15 < 5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-bluefield < 5.4.0-1080.87
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1080.87
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp < 5.4.0-1124.133
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1124.133
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.15 < 5.15.0-1053.61~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1053.61~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop < 5.4.0-1087.91
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1087.91
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop-5.15 < 5.15.0-1038.44~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1038.44~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.15 < 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm < 5.4.0-1067.72
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1067.72
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm-5.15 < 5.15.0-1048.51~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1048.51~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iotg-5.15 < 5.15.0-1050.56~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1050.56~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-iot < 5.4.0-1032.33
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1032.33
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-kvm < 5.4.0-1108.115
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1108.115
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 < 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 < 5.15.0-1025.25~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1025.25~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle < 5.4.0-1119.128
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1119.128
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.15 < 5.15.0-1053.59~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1053.59~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi < 5.4.0-1104.116
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1104.116
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.15 < 5.15.0-1051.55~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1051.55~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-xilinx-zynqmp < 5.4.0-1039.43
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1039.43
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.11 All versions
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Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gke All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.10 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.14 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.6 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi2 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips < 5.4.0-1120.130+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1120.130+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips < 5.4.0-1126.133+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1126.133+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-fips < 5.4.0-1094.104
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1094.104
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips < 5.4.0-1124.133+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1124.133+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS canonical linux-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux < 5.15.0-100.110
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-100.110
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-allwinner-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws < 5.15.0-1056.61
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1056.61
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure < 5.15.0-1058.66
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1058.66
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde < 5.15.0-1058.66.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1058.66.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-6.8 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp < 5.15.0-1053.61
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1053.61
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gke < 5.15.0-1052.57
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1052.57
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop < 5.15.0-1038.44
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1038.44
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm < 5.15.0-1048.51
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1048.51
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iotg < 5.15.0-1050.56
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1050.56
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-kvm < 5.15.0-1052.57
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1052.57
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency < 5.15.0-100.110
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-100.110
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia < 5.15.0-1046.46
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1046.46
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-6.5 < 6.5.0-1014.14
Fix: upgrade to 6.5.0-1014.14
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-tegra < 5.15.0-1025.25
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1025.25
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-tegra-igx < 5.15.0-1012.12
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1012.12
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.17 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.0 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.1 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle < 5.15.0-1053.59
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1053.59
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi < 5.15.0-1048.51
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1048.51
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-xilinx-zynqmp < 5.15.0-1030.34
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1030.34
Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:22.04:LTS canonical linux-bluefield < 5.15.0-1037.39
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1037.39
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS canonical linux-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips < 5.15.0-1056.61+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1056.61+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS canonical linux-fips < 5.15.0-100.110+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-100.110+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips < 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iot-realtime < 5.15.0-1048.50
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1048.50
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime < 5.15.0-1056.63
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1056.63
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-7.0 All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:24.04:LTS canonical linux-bluefield All versions
Debian:12 debian linux < 6.1.64-1
Fix: upgrade to 6.1.64-1
Debian:13 debian linux < 6.6.8-1
Fix: upgrade to 6.6.8-1
– linux linux_kernel >= 4.18, < 4.19.299
>= 4.20, < 5.4.261
>= 5.5, < 5.10.201
>= 5.11, < 5.15.139
>= 5.16, < 6.1.63
>= 6.2, < 6.5.12
>= 6.6, < 6.6.2
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux linux kernel >= 6.6.0, < 6.6.2
Fix: upgrade to 6.6.2
Original advisory text
Input: synaptics-rmi4 - fix use after free in rmi_unregister_function()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: synaptics-rmi4 - fix use after free in rmi_unregister_function() The put_device() calls rmi_release_function() which frees "fn" so the dereference on the next line "fn->num_of_irqs" is a use after free. Move the put_device() to the end to fix this.
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
7.8 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-416Use After Free
Timeline
Published21 May 2024
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen11 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2023-52840 · NVD
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