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Plain-English summary
This Linux kernel issue can make affected systems deadlock during system-wide resume, especially under low-memory conditions. The practical business impact is availability: a server, workstation, or embedded Linux device may hang when leaving sleep or suspend. The sources do not report data theft, privilege escalation, or active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a reliability patch, not an emergency breach response. Patch during the next kernel maintenance window, faster for laptops, appliances, or infrastructure where suspend/resume failure disrupts service availability.
Technical view
The bug is in Linux core power-management sleep code. async_schedule_dev() could execute a suspend or resume callback synchronously when allocation failed, causing mutex re-entry while already held and possible ordering violations between supplier and consumer devices. Stable kernel commits switch scheduling to async_schedule_dev_nocall() and explicitly run synchronously only when scheduling is unavailable.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Linux systems running kernel builds with the affected PM sleep code. Highest practical concern is devices that use suspend/resume paths, run under memory pressure, or depend on reliable power-state transitions. The provided affected-version data is incomplete for exact range interpretation, so confirm against distro kernel advisories.
Exploitation context
The source bundle marks KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. The described condition involves low-memory suspend/resume behavior, pointing to denial of service or system hang rather than remote compromise. No public source in the bundle describes exploit tooling or attacker use.
Researcher notes
Key evidence is the kernel fix description and stable commit references. The CVE record does not provide CVSS, CWE, exploit status, or precise distro package mapping. Range semantics in the bundled affected-version list are not fully represented, so researchers should verify exact exposure through upstream and distribution metadata.
Mitigation direction
- Update to a vendor or distribution kernel containing the referenced stable fixes.
- Prioritize systems that suspend, hibernate, or resume under operational workloads.
- Check Debian LTS and other distro advisories for packaged fixed kernel versions.
- Avoid direct kernel changes unless validated through normal maintenance channels.
- Monitor affected systems for resume hangs until patched.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Linux kernel versions across servers, endpoints, and embedded devices.
- Compare running kernels with vendor advisories for CVE-2023-52498.
- Review suspend/resume incident logs for low-memory deadlocks or hangs.
- Confirm patched kernels include the referenced PM sleep stable commits.
- Run regression tests for suspend and resume on representative hardware.
Public sources used
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- Known Exploited
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CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f46eb832389f162ad13cb780d0b8cde93641990dCVE reference
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1d62c775b07213c73f81ae842424c74dd14b5f0CVE reference
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1c9d32c98309ae764893a481552d3f99d46cb34CVE reference
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e681e29d1f59a04ef773296e4bebb17b1b79f8feCVE reference
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bd3dce27b01c51295b60e1433e1dadfb16649f7CVE reference
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7839d0078e0d5e6cc2fa0b0dfbee71de74f1e557CVE reference
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.htmlCVE reference · x_transferred
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