Description

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

freezer,umh: Fix call_usermode_helper_exec() vs SIGKILL

Tetsuo-San noted that commit f5d39b020809 ("freezer,sched: Rewrite
core freezer logic") broke call_usermodehelper_exec() for the KILLABLE
case.

Specifically it was missed that the second, unconditional,
wait_for_completion() was not optional and ensures the on-stack
completion is unused before going out-of-scope.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2023-52704

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.48% (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/7f9f6c54da876b3f0bece2b569456ceb96965ed7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eedeb787ebb53de5c5dcf7b7b39d01bf1b0f037d

Timeline