CVE-2023-52524: net: nfc: llcp: Add lock when modifying device list

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: nfc: llcp: Add lock when modifying device list

The device list needs its associated lock held when modifying it, or the
list could become corrupted, as syzbot discovered.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2023-52524

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 5.08% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/191d87a19cf1005ecf41e1ae08d74e17379e8391
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dba849cc98113b145c6e720122942c00b8012bdb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4837a192f6d06d5bb2f3f47d6ce5353ab69bf86b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7562780e32b84196731d57dd24563546fcf6d082
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29c16c2bf5866326d5fbc4a537b3997fcac23391
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc7f7a988dad34c3bf4c053124fb26aa6c5f916

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