In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
IB/mlx5: Fix init stage error handling to avoid double free of same QP and UAF
In the unlikely event that workqueue allocation fails and returns NULL in
mlx5_mkey_cache_init(), delete the call to
mlx5r_umr_resource_cleanup() (which frees the QP) in
mlx5_ib_stage_post_ib_reg_umr_init().  This will avoid attempted double
free of the same QP when __mlx5_ib_add() does its cleanup.
Resolves a splat:
   Syzkaller reported a UAF in ib_destroy_qp_user
   workqueue: Failed to create a rescuer kthread for wq "mkey_cache": -EINTR
   infiniband mlx5_0: mlx5_mkey_cache_init:981:(pid 1642):
   failed to create work queue
   infiniband mlx5_0: mlx5_ib_stage_post_ib_reg_umr_init:4075:(pid 1642):
   mr cache init failed -12
   ==================================================================
   BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ib_destroy_qp_user (drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:2073)
   Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810da310a8 by task repro_upstream/1642
   Call Trace:
   <TASK>
   kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:590)
   ib_destroy_qp_user (drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:2073)
   mlx5r_umr_resource_cleanup (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/umr.c:198)
   __mlx5_ib_add (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4178)
   mlx5r_probe (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4402)
   ...
   </TASK>
   Allocated by task 1642:
   __kmalloc (./include/linux/kasan.h:198 mm/slab_common.c:1026
   mm/slab_common.c:1039)
   create_qp (./include/linux/slab.h:603 ./include/linux/slab.h:720
   ./include/rdma/ib_verbs.h:2795 drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:1209)
   ib_create_qp_kernel (drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:1347)
   mlx5r_umr_resource_init (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/umr.c:164)
   mlx5_ib_stage_post_ib_reg_umr_init (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4070)
   __mlx5_ib_add (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4168)
   mlx5r_probe (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4402)
   ...
   Freed by task 1642:
   __kmem_cache_free (mm/slub.c:1826 mm/slub.c:3809 mm/slub.c:3822)
   ib_destroy_qp_user (drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:2112)
   mlx5r_umr_resource_cleanup (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/umr.c:198)
   mlx5_ib_stage_post_ib_reg_umr_init (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4076
   drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4065)
   __mlx5_ib_add (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4168)
   mlx5r_probe (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4402)
   ...
                
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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| First Time appeared | Linux Linux linux Kernel | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Linux Linux linux Kernel | |
| Metrics | cvssV3_1 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2024-05-21T15:31:47.220Z
Updated: 2025-05-04T07:44:18.900Z
Reserved: 2024-05-21T15:19:24.255Z
Link: CVE-2023-52851
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2024-08-02T23:11:36.176Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-21T16:15:22.160
Modified: 2025-01-10T17:43:34.967
Link: CVE-2023-52851
 Redhat
                        Redhat