Bug 2396533 (CVE-2023-53446) - CVE-2023-53446 kernel: PCI/ASPM: Disable ASPM on MFD function removal to avoid use-after-free
Summary: CVE-2023-53446 kernel: PCI/ASPM: Disable ASPM on MFD function removal to avoi...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-53446
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-09-18 17:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-09-24 23:37 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-09-18 17:03:46 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

PCI/ASPM: Disable ASPM on MFD function removal to avoid use-after-free

Struct pcie_link_state->downstream is a pointer to the pci_dev of function
0.  Previously we retained that pointer when removing function 0, and
subsequent ASPM policy changes dereferenced it, resulting in a
use-after-free warning from KASAN, e.g.:

  # echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:03:00.0/remove
  # echo powersave > /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy

  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in pcie_config_aspm_link+0x42d/0x500
  Call Trace:
   kasan_report+0xae/0xe0
   pcie_config_aspm_link+0x42d/0x500
   pcie_aspm_set_policy+0x8e/0x1a0
   param_attr_store+0x162/0x2c0
   module_attr_store+0x3e/0x80

PCIe spec r6.0, sec 7.5.3.7, recommends that software program the same ASPM
Control value in all functions of multi-function devices.

Disable ASPM and free the pcie_link_state when any child function is
removed so we can discard the dangling pcie_link_state->downstream pointer
and maintain the same ASPM Control configuration for all functions.

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