linux — security advisory

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  "id": "f3ffe09bb504ca492479236a0f47547b199e9ea11ffd5df0fa34947fa3976d84",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52478",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52478",
    "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: logitech-hidpp: Fix kernel crash on receiver USB disconnect hidpp_connect_event() has *four* time-of-check vs time-of-use (TOCTOU) races when it races with itself. hidpp_connect_event() primarily runs from a workqueue but it also runs on probe() and if a \"device-connected\" packet is received by the hw when the thread running hidpp_connect_event() from probe() is waiting on the hw, then a second thread running hidpp_connect_event() will be started from the workqueue. This opens the following races (note the below code is simplified): 1. Retrieving + printing the protocol (harmless race): if (!hidpp->protocol_major) { hidpp_root_get_protocol_version() hidpp->protocol_major = response.rap.params[0]; } We can actually see this race hit in the dmesg in the abrt output attached to rhbz#2227968: [ 3064.624215] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:4071.0049: HID++ 4.5 device connected. [ 3064.658184] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:4071.0049: HID++ 4.5 device connected. Testing with extra logging added has shown that after this the 2 threads take turn grabbing the hw access mutex (send_mutex) so they ping-pong through all the other TOCTOU cases managing to hit all of them: 2. Updating the name to the HIDPP name (harmless race): if (hidpp->name == hdev->name) { ... hidpp->name = new_name; } 3. Initializing the power_supply class for the battery (problematic!): hidpp_initialize_battery() { if (hidpp->battery.ps) return",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52478",
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            "value": "6.1.64-1",
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            "value": "6.1.27-1",
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          {
            "value": "6.1.37-1",
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          {
            "value": "6.1.38-1",
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            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
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          {
            "value": "6.1.52-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
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          {
            "value": "6.1.55-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
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    "severity": "medium",
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      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
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          "package": {
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            "6.1.38-3",
            "6.1.38-4",
            "6.1.38-4~bpo11+1",
            "6.1.52-1",
            "6.1.55-1",
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            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
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          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
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          },
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          ],
          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T18:02:01.995207180Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2023-52478"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-52478"
      ]
    },
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2023-52478",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 455816,
  "published_at": "2024-02-29T06:15:45.92+00:00"
}