CVE-2023-53259
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53259
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53259.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-53259
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2025-09-15T14:46:30.955Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-27T02:32:17.312769Z
- Summary
- VMCI: check context->notify_page after call to get_user_pages_fast() to avoid GPF
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: check context->notifypage after call to getuserpagesfast() to avoid GPF
The call to getuserpagesfast() in vmcihostsetupnotify() can return NULL context->notifypage causing a GPF. To avoid GPF check if context->notifypage == NULL and return error if so.
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xe0009d1000000060: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x0005088000000300- 0x0005088000000307] CPU: 2 PID: 26180 Comm: repro34802241 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4 #1 Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.15.0-2.module+el8.6.0 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:vmcictxchecksignalnotify+0x91/0xe0 Call Trace: <TASK> vmcihostunlockedioctl+0x362/0x1f40 _x64sysioctl+0x1a1/0x230 dosyscall64+0x3a/0x90 entrySYSCALL64after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/cc431b3424123d84bcd7afd4de150b33f117a8ef/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53259.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055891397f530f9b1b22be38d7eca8b08382941f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a726cb47fd204109c767409fa9ca15a96328f14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91b8e4f61f8f4594ee65368c8d89e6fdc29d3fb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3c89e8c69a58f62451c0a75b77fcab25979b897
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4239bfb260d1e6837766c41a0b241d7670f1402
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4198f67e7556b1507f14f60d81a72660e5560e4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduceda1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdcFixedb4239bfb260d1e6837766c41a0b241d7670f1402
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduceda1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdcFixedd4198f67e7556b1507f14f60d81a72660e5560e4
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduceda1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdcFixeda3c89e8c69a58f62451c0a75b77fcab25979b897
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduceda1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdcFixed055891397f530f9b1b22be38d7eca8b08382941f
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduceda1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdcFixed91b8e4f61f8f4594ee65368c8d89e6fdc29d3fb1
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduceda1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdcFixed1a726cb47fd204109c767409fa9ca15a96328f14