CVE-2023-52756
kernel: pwm: Fix double shift bug
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 21, 2024
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
[REJECTED CVE] A double shift vulnerability was identified in the Linux kernel's pwm subsystem. The issue involves passing a shifted value instead of a bit number to set/test_bit() functions, resulting in a double shift (e.g., BIT(BIT(1))). While this doesn't cause problems for values 0 or 1, values of 5 or higher could lead to a buffer overflow, potentially allowing attackers to cause a denial of service.
Statement
This CVE has been rejected upstream: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024060850-REJECTED-39c1@gregkh/
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input