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BDU:2026-02047 (CVE-2023-53208)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2026-02-20 – Updated: 2026-02-20 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Fixed

Title

Уязвимость функции nested_svm_vmexit() модуля arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c подсистемы виртуализации на платформе x86 ядра операционной системы Linux, позволяющая нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Summary

Уязвимость функции nested_svm_vmexit() модуля arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c подсистемы виртуализации на платформе x86 ядра операционной системы Linux связана с неконтролируемым достижимым утверждением. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Severity

4.6 (Medium) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

5.5 (Medium) CVSS 3.1


                      
                        CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Data structure manipulation

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-617 - Доступная функция assert()

Aliases

CVE-2023-53208

References

8 references

URL
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53208
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b2b0535fa7adee7e295fed0a3095082131a8d05
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91c07f6cf7060d2acb3aeee31a6baebe3773d3f
https://git.kernel.org/linus/0c94e2468491cbf0754f49a5136ab51294a96b69
https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.54
https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.4
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-53208
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53208

Impacted products

3 products from 3 vendors

Vendors

Red Hat, Inc., Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian GNU/Linux, Linux

Versions

8 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), 12 (Debian GNU/Linux), 9 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), от 5.16 до 6.1.53 включительно (Linux), от 6.2 до 6.5.3 включительно (Linux)

Product types

Operating system

Platforms

Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 12, Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Linux от 5.16 до 6.1.53 включительно, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Linux от 6.2 до 6.5.3 включительно

Mitigations

В условиях отсутствия обновлений безопасности от производителя рекомендуется придерживаться "Рекомендаций по безопасной настройке операционных систем LINUX", изложенных в методическом документе ФСТЭК России, утверждённом 25 декабря 2022 года. Использование рекомендаций: Для Linux: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b2b0535fa7adee7e295fed0a3095082131a8d05 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91c07f6cf7060d2acb3aeee31a6baebe3773d3f https://git.kernel.org/linus/0c94e2468491cbf0754f49a5136ab51294a96b69 Для программных продуктов Red Hat Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-53208 Для программных продуктов Debian GNU/Linux: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53208 Компенсирующие меры: - минимизация пользовательских привилегий; - отключение/удаление неиспользуемых учётных записей пользователей; - контроль журналов аудита кластера для отслеживания попыток эксплуатации уязвимости.

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  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "03.08.2023",
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  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
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  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": "Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Debian GNU/Linux 12 , Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Linux \u043e\u0442 5.16 \u0434\u043e 6.1.53 \u0432\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Linux \u043e\u0442 6.2 \u0434\u043e 6.5.3 \u0432\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e ",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 nested_svm_vmexit() \u043c\u043e\u0434\u0443\u043b\u044f arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0432\u0438\u0440\u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0435 x86 \u044f\u0434\u0440\u0430 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b Linux, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u0414\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0444\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044f assert() (CWE-617)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 nested_svm_vmexit() \u043c\u043e\u0434\u0443\u043b\u044f arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0432\u0438\u0440\u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0435 x86 \u044f\u0434\u0440\u0430 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b Linux \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u043d\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0440\u0443\u0435\u043c\u044b\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0436\u0438\u043c\u044b\u043c \u0443\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": null,
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
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  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u041c\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043f\u0443\u043b\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53208\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b2b0535fa7adee7e295fed0a3095082131a8d05\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91c07f6cf7060d2acb3aeee31a6baebe3773d3f\nhttps://git.kernel.org/linus/0c94e2468491cbf0754f49a5136ab51294a96b69\nhttps://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.54\nhttps://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.4\nhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-53208\nhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53208",
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CVE-2023-53208 (GCVE-0-2023-53208)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-15 14:21 – Updated: 2026-05-11 19:40

Title

KVM: nSVM: Load L1's TSC multiplier based on L1 state, not L2 state

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Load L1's TSC multiplier based on L1 state, not L2 state When emulating nested VM-Exit, load L1's TSC multiplier if L1's desired ratio doesn't match the current ratio, not if the ratio L1 is using for L2 diverges from the default. Functionally, the end result is the same as KVM will run L2 with L1's multiplier if L2's multiplier is the default, i.e. checking that L1's multiplier is loaded is equivalent to checking if L2 has a non-default multiplier. However, the assertion that TSC scaling is exposed to L1 is flawed, as userspace can trigger the WARN at will by writing the MSR and then updating guest CPUID to hide the feature (modifying guest CPUID is allowed anytime before KVM_RUN). E.g. hacking KVM's state_test selftest to do vcpu_set_msr(vcpu, MSR_AMD64_TSC_RATIO, 0); vcpu_clear_cpuid_feature(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_TSCRATEMSR); after restoring state in a new VM+vCPU yields an endless supply of: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 10 PID: 206939 at arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c:1105 nested_svm_vmexit+0x6af/0x720 [kvm_amd] Call Trace: nested_svm_exit_handled+0x102/0x1f0 [kvm_amd] svm_handle_exit+0xb9/0x180 [kvm_amd] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x1eab/0x2570 [kvm] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x4c9/0x5b0 [kvm] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0x4d/0xa0 __se_sys_ioctl+0x7a/0xc0 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x21/0x30 do_syscall_64+0x41/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Unlike the nested VMRUN path, hoisting the svm->tsc_scaling_enabled check into the if-statement is wrong as KVM needs to ensure L1's multiplier is loaded in the above scenario. Alternatively, the WARN_ON() could simply be deleted, but that would make KVM's behavior even more subtle, e.g. it's not immediately obvious why it's safe to write MSR_AMD64_TSC_RATIO when checking only tsc_ratio_msr.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-01-14 17:48 UTC

CWE

CWE-noinfo Not enough information

Assigner

Linux mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b2b0535fa7adee7e…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91c07f6cf7060d2a…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c94e2468491cbf07…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: 5228eb96a4875f8cf5d61d486e3795ac14df8904 , < 5b2b0535fa7adee7e295fed0a3095082131a8d05 (git) Affected: 5228eb96a4875f8cf5d61d486e3795ac14df8904 , < e91c07f6cf7060d2acb3aeee31a6baebe3773d3f (git) Affected: 5228eb96a4875f8cf5d61d486e3795ac14df8904 , < 0c94e2468491cbf0754f49a5136ab51294a96b69 (git)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 5.16 Unaffected: 0 , < 5.16 (semver) Unaffected: 6.1.54 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.5.4 , ≤ 6.5.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.6 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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