GSD-2023-1000646 led: qcom-lpg: Fix sleeping in atomic

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A bug in the Qualcomm LPG LED driver causes a kernel crash when sleeping in atomic context, leading to local denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is GSD-2023-1000646?

GSD-2023-1000646 is a denial of service vulnerability in Kernel, published on 17 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

led: qcom-lpg: Fix sleeping in atomic

This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v6.0.16 by commit 9deba7b51d5ee7a2d93fabb69f9b8189241f90e3, it was introduced in version v5.19 by commit 24e2d05d1b68981f22c984c766fabc5a93c83dba. For more details please see the references link.

Which versions are affected by GSD-2023-1000646?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Kernel LinuxAll versionsNone

How do I fix GSD-2023-1000646?

No fix has been published for GSD-2023-1000646 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is GSD-2023-1000646 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GSD-2023-1000646 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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