CVE-2023-54322 arm64: set __exception_irq_entry with __irq_entry as a default
A flaw in the Linux kernel arm64 IRQ entry handling can cause excessive stack depot usage, leading to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-54322?
CVE-2023-54322 is a denial of service vulnerability in Linux, published on 30 Dec 2025.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
arm64: set __exception_irq_entry with __irq_entry as a default
filter_irq_stacks() is supposed to cut entries which are related irq entries from its call stack. And in_irqentry_text() which is called by filter_irq_stacks() uses __irqentry_text_start/end symbol to find irq entries in callstack.
But it doesn't work correctly as without "CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER", arm64 kernel doesn't include gic_handle_irq which is entry point of arm64 irq between __irqentry_text_start and __irqentry_text_end as we discussed in below link. https://lore.kernel.org/all/CACT4Y+aReMGLYua2rCLHgFpS9io5cZC04Q8GLs-uNmrn1ezxYQ@mail.gmail.com/#t
This problem can makes unintentional deep call stack entries especially in KASAN enabled situation as below.
[ 2479.383395]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] Stack depot reached limit capacity [ 2479.383538]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1719 at lib/stackdepot.c:129 __stack_depot_save+0x464/0x46c [ 2479.385693]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] pstate: 624000c5 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO +TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 2479.385724]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] pc : __stack_depot_save+0x464/0x46c [ 2479.385751]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] lr : __stack_depot_save+0x460/0x46c [ 2479.385774]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] sp : ffffffc0080073c0 [ 2479.385793]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] x29: ffffffc0080073e0 x28: ffffffd00b78a000 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 2479.385839]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] x26: 000000000004d1dd x25: ffffff891474f000 x24: 00000000ca64d1dd [ 2479.385882]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] x23: 0000000000000200 x22: 0000000000000220 x21: 0000000000000040 [ 2479.385925]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] x20: ffffffc008007440 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 2479.385969]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] x17: 2065726568207475 x16: 000000000000005e x15: 2d2d2d2d2d2d2d20 [ 2479.386013]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] x14: 5d39313731203a72 x13: 00000000002f6b30 x12: 00000000002f6af8 [ 2479.386057]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] x11: 00000000ffffffff x10: ffffffb90aacf000 x9 : e8a74a6c16008800 [ 2479.386101]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] x8 : e8a74a6c16008800 x7 : 00000000002f6b30 x6 : 00000000002f6af8 [ 2479.386145]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] x5 : ffffffc0080070c8 x4 : ffffffd00b192380 x3 : ffffffd0092b313c [ 2479.386189]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] x2 : 0000000000000001 x1 : 0000000000000004 x0 : 0000000000000022 [ 2479.386231]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] Call trace: [ 2479.386248]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] __stack_depot_save+0x464/0x46c [ 2479.386273]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] kasan_save_stack+0x58/0x70 [ 2479.386303]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] save_stack_info+0x34/0x138 [ 2479.386331]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] kasan_save_free_info+0x18/0x24 [ 2479.386358]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] ____kasan_slab_free+0x16c/0x170 [ 2479.386385]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] __kasan_slab_free+0x10/0x20 [ 2479.386410]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] kmem_cache_free+0x238/0x53c [ 2479.386435]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] mempool_free_slab+0x1c/0x28 [ 2479.386460]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] mempool_free+0x7c/0x1a0 [ 2479.386484]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] bvec_free+0x34/0x80 [ 2479.386514]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] bio_free+0x60/0x98 [ 2479.386540]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] bio_put+0x50/0x21c [ 2479.386567]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] f2fs_write_end_io+0x4ac/0x4d0 [ 2479.386594]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] bio_endio+0x2dc/0x300 [ 2479.386622]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] __dm_io_complete+0x324/0x37c [ 2479.386650]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] dm_io_dec_pending+0x60/0xa4 [ 2479.386676]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] clone_endio+0xf8/0x2f0 [ 2479.386700]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] bio_endio+0x2dc/0x300 [ 2479.386727]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] blk_update_request+0x258/0x63c [ 2479.386754]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] scsi_end_request+0x50/0x304 [ 2479.386782]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] scsi_io_completion+0x88/0x160 [ 2479.386808]I[0:launcher-loader: 1719] scsi_finish_command+0x17c/0x194 [ 2479.386833]I ---truncated---
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54322?
How do I fix CVE-2023-54322?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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Is CVE-2023-54322 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54322 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-54322, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54322, GHSA-3rp4-j8x5-r3q5, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2023-54322, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54322.