CVE-2023-52817: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-p265-m62q-92v9
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CVSS 5.5
CWE-476
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2023-52817 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is null.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2023-52817 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2023-52817
GHSA Identifier GHSA-p265-m62q-92v9
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.5
CWE Classification CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
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-2023-52817

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-2023-52817, 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 CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference, where the product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is null. 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: drm/amdgpu: Fix a null pointer access when the smc_rreg pointer is NULL In certain types of chips, such as VEGA20, reading the amdgpu_regs_smc file could result in an abnormal null pointer access when the smc_rreg pointer is NULL. Below are the steps to reproduce this issue and the corresponding exception log: 1. Navigate to the directory: /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0 2. Execute command: cat amdgpu_regs_smc 3. Exception Log:: [4005007.702554] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [4005007.702562] #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode [4005007.702567] #PF: error_code(0x0010) - not-present page [4005007.702570] PGD 0 P4D 0 [4005007.702576] Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP NOPTI [4005007.702581] CPU: 4 PID: 62563 Comm: cat Tainted: G OE 5.15.0-43-generic #46-Ubunt u [4005007.702590] RIP: 0010:0x0 [4005007.702598] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at RIP 0xffffffffffffffd6. [4005007.702600] RSP: 0018:ffffa82b46d27da0 EFLAGS: 00010206 [4005007.702605] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffa82b46d27e68 [4005007.702609] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff9940656e0000 [4005007.702612] RBP: ffffa82b46d27dd8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff994060c07980 [4005007.702615] R10: 0000000000020000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 00007f5e06753000 [4005007.702618] R13: ffff9940656e0000 R14: ffffa82b46d27e68 R15: 00007f5e06753000 [4005007.702622] FS: 00007f5e0755b740(0000) GS:ffff99479d300000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [4005007.702626] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [4005007.702629] CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 00000003253fc000 CR4: 00000000003506e0 [4005007.702633] Call Trace: [4005007.702636] <TASK> [4005007.702640] amdgpu_debugfs_regs_smc_read+0xb0/0x120 [amdgpu] [4005007.703002] full_proxy_read+0x5c/0x80 [4005007.703011] vfs_read+0x9f/0x1a0 [4005007.703019] ksys_read+0x67/0xe0 [4005007.703023] __x64_sys_read+0x19/0x20 [4005007.703028] do_syscall_64+0x5c/0xc0 [4005007.703034] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x1e3/0x670 [4005007.703040] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x37/0xb0 [4005007.703047] ? irqentry_exit_to_user_mode+0x9/0x20 [4005007.703052] ? irqentry_exit+0x19/0x30 [4005007.703057] ? exc_page_fault+0x89/0x160 [4005007.703062] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x8/0x30 [4005007.703068] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae [4005007.703075] RIP: 0033:0x7f5e07672992 [4005007.703079] Code: c0 e9 b2 fe ff ff 50 48 8d 3d fa b2 0c 00 e8 c5 1d 02 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 64 8b 04 25 18 00 00 00 85 c0 75 10 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 56 c3 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 83 e c 28 48 89 54 24 [4005007.703083] RSP: 002b:00007ffe03097898 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000000 [4005007.703088] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000020000 RCX: 00007f5e07672992 [4005007.703091] RDX: 0000000000020000 RSI: 00007f5e06753000 RDI: 0000000000000003 [4005007.703094] RBP: 00007f5e06753000 R08: 00007f5e06752010 R09: 00007f5e06752010 [4005007.703096] R10: 0000000000000022 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000022000 [4005007.703099] R13: 0000000000000003 R14: 0000000000020000 R15: 0000000000020000 [4005007.703105] </TASK> [4005007.703107] Modules linked in: nf_tables libcrc32c nfnetlink algif_hash af_alg binfmt_misc nls_ iso8859_1 ipmi_ssif ast intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common drm_vram_helper drm_ttm_helper amd64_edac t tm edac_mce_amd kvm_amd ccp mac_hid k10temp kvm acpi_ipmi ipmi_si rapl sch_fq_codel ipmi_devintf ipm i_msghandler msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport mtd pstore_blk efi_pstore ramoops pstore_zone reed_solo mon ip_tables x_tables autofs4 ib_uverbs ib_core amdgpu(OE) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amdttm(OE) iommu_v 2 amd_sched(OE) amdkcl(OE) drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt fb_sys_fops cec rc_core drm igb ahci xhci_pci libahci i2c_piix4 i2c_algo_bit xhci_pci_renesas dca [4005007.703184] CR2: 0000000000000000 [4005007.703188] ---[ en ---truncated---

References

NVD — CVE-2023-52817 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52817
git.kernel.org/stable/c/174f62a0aa... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/174f62a0aa15c211e60208b41ee9e7cdfb73d455
git.kernel.org/stable/c/437e0fa907... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/437e0fa907ba39b4d7eda863c03ea9cf48bd93a9
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5104fdf50d... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5104fdf50d326db2c1a994f8b35dcd46e63ae4ad
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1b3d89a2... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1b3d89a2dda79881726bb6e37af19c0936d736
git.kernel.org/stable/c/820daf9ffe... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/820daf9ffe2b0afb804567b10983fb38bc5ae288
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba3c0796d2... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba3c0796d292de84f2932cc5bbb0f771fc720996
git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf2d51eedf... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf2d51eedf03bd61e3556e35d74d49e2e6112398
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f475d5502f... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f475d5502f33a6c5b149b0afe96316ad1962a64a

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-52817?
CVE-2023-52817 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2023-52817?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-52817?
CVE-2023-52817 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-2023-52817?
CVE-2023-52817 is classified under CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference (The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2023-52817?
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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