Bug 2182726 (CVE-2023-23006)

Summary:	CVE-2023-23006 kernel: incorrect check for error case in the mlx5_get_uars_page
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Alex <allarkin>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	acaringi, allarkin, bhu, chwhite, crwood, dbohanno, ddepaula, debarbos, dfreiber, dvlasenk, ezulian, hkrzesin, jarod, jburrell, jdenham, jfaracco, jferlan, jforbes, jlelli, joe.lawrence, jshortt, jstancek, jwyatt, kcarcia, kernel-mgr, ldoskova, lgoncalv, lleshchi, lzampier, nmurray, ptalbert, qzhao, rogbas, rrobaina, rvrbovsk, rysulliv, scweaver, tyberry, vkumar, walters, wcosta, williams, wmealing, ycote
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Mellanox Technologies software-managed steering driver. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2023-03-29 12:51:45 UTC	Type:	---
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Description Alex 2023-03-29 12:50:42 UTC

A flaw in the Linux Kernel found. In the Linux kernel before 5.15.13, drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_domain.c misinterprets the mlx5_get_uars_page return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case, whereas it is actually an error pointer).

Reference:
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b8b42585886c59a008015083282aae434349094