CVE-2023-52813: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

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Advisory Identifier: GHSA-qwvj-ww5h-jh39
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CVSS 5.5
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2023-52813 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2023-52813 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2023-52813
GHSA Identifier GHSA-qwvj-ww5h-jh39
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.5
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 5.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2023-52813

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-52813, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: pcrypt - Fix hungtask for PADATA_RESET We found a hungtask bug in test_aead_vec_cfg as follows: INFO: task cryptomgr_test:391009 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. Call trace: __switch_to+0x98/0xe0 __schedule+0x6c4/0xf40 schedule+0xd8/0x1b4 schedule_timeout+0x474/0x560 wait_for_common+0x368/0x4e0 wait_for_completion+0x20/0x30 wait_for_completion+0x20/0x30 test_aead_vec_cfg+0xab4/0xd50 test_aead+0x144/0x1f0 alg_test_aead+0xd8/0x1e0 alg_test+0x634/0x890 cryptomgr_test+0x40/0x70 kthread+0x1e0/0x220 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 Kernel panic - not syncing: hung_task: blocked tasks For padata_do_parallel, when the return err is 0 or -EBUSY, it will call wait_for_completion(&wait->completion) in test_aead_vec_cfg. In normal case, aead_request_complete() will be called in pcrypt_aead_serial and the return err is 0 for padata_do_parallel. But, when pinst->flags is PADATA_RESET, the return err is -EBUSY for padata_do_parallel, and it won't call aead_request_complete(). Therefore, test_aead_vec_cfg will hung at wait_for_completion(&wait->completion), which will cause hungtask. The problem comes as following: (padata_do_parallel) | rcu_read_lock_bh(); | err = -EINVAL; | (padata_replace) | pinst->flags |= PADATA_RESET; err = -EBUSY | if (pinst->flags & PADATA_RESET) | rcu_read_unlock_bh() | return err In order to resolve the problem, we replace the return err -EBUSY with -EAGAIN, which means parallel_data is changing, and the caller should call it again. v3: remove retry and just change the return err. v2: introduce padata_try_do_parallel() in pcrypt_aead_encrypt and pcrypt_aead_decrypt to solve the hungtask.

References

NVD — CVE-2023-52813 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52813
git.kernel.org/stable/c/039fec48e0... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/039fec48e062504f14845124a1a25eb199b2ddc0
git.kernel.org/stable/c/372636debe... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/372636debe852913529b1716f44addd94fff2d28
git.kernel.org/stable/c/546c1796ad... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/546c1796ad1ed0d87dab3c4b5156d75819be2316
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f4f68e788... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f4f68e788c3a7a696546291258bfa5fdb215523
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c55fc098fd... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c55fc098fd9d2dca475b82d00ffbcaf97879d77e
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9c1334697... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9c1334697301c10e6918d747ed38abfbc0c96e7
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e134f3aba9... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e134f3aba98e6c801a693f540912c2d493718ddf
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e97bf4ada7... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e97bf4ada7dddacd184c3e196bd063b0dc71b41d
git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb2d3a50a8... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb2d3a50a8f29a3c66682bb426144f40e32ab818

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-52813?
CVE-2023-52813 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under General Security Weakness.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2023-52813?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-52813?
CVE-2023-52813 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2023-52813?
CVE-2023-52813 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2023-52813?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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