CVE-2023-53315
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Publication date: 2025-09-16

Last updated on: 2025-12-01

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: Fix SKB corruption in REO destination ring While running traffics for a long time, randomly an RX descriptor filled with value "0" from REO destination ring is received. This descriptor which is invalid causes the wrong SKB (SKB stored in the IDR lookup with buffer id "0") to be fetched which in turn causes SKB memory corruption issue and the same leads to crash after some time. Changed the start id for idr allocation to "1" and the buffer id "0" is reserved for error validation. Introduced Sanity check to validate the descriptor, before processing the SKB. Crash Signature : Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 3f004900 PC points to "b15_dma_inv_range+0x30/0x50" LR points to "dma_cache_maint_page+0x8c/0x128". The Backtrace obtained is as follows: [<8031716c>] (b15_dma_inv_range) from [<80313a4c>] (dma_cache_maint_page+0x8c/0x128) [<80313a4c>] (dma_cache_maint_page) from [<80313b90>] (__dma_page_dev_to_cpu+0x28/0xcc) [<80313b90>] (__dma_page_dev_to_cpu) from [<7fb5dd68>] (ath11k_dp_process_rx+0x1e8/0x4a4 [ath11k]) [<7fb5dd68>] (ath11k_dp_process_rx [ath11k]) from [<7fb53c20>] (ath11k_dp_service_srng+0xb0/0x2ac [ath11k]) [<7fb53c20>] (ath11k_dp_service_srng [ath11k]) from [<7f67bba4>] (ath11k_pci_ext_grp_napi_poll+0x1c/0x78 [ath11k_pci]) [<7f67bba4>] (ath11k_pci_ext_grp_napi_poll [ath11k_pci]) from [<807d5cf4>] (__napi_poll+0x28/0xb8) [<807d5cf4>] (__napi_poll) from [<807d5f28>] (net_rx_action+0xf0/0x280) [<807d5f28>] (net_rx_action) from [<80302148>] (__do_softirq+0xd0/0x280) [<80302148>] (__do_softirq) from [<80320408>] (irq_exit+0x74/0xd4) [<80320408>] (irq_exit) from [<803638a4>] (__handle_domain_irq+0x90/0xb4) [<803638a4>] (__handle_domain_irq) from [<805bedec>] (gic_handle_irq+0x58/0x90) [<805bedec>] (gic_handle_irq) from [<80301a78>] (__irq_svc+0x58/0x8c) Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.7.0.1-01744-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
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Published
2025-09-16
Last Modified
2025-12-01
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-09-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2023-53315
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Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 5.6 (inc) to 5.10.181 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.113 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.30 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.3.4 (exc)
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CWE-401 The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory corruption issue in the Linux kernel's ath11k wifi driver. When running network traffic for a long time, an invalid RX descriptor with a value of zero can be received from the REO destination ring. This causes the wrong socket buffer (SKB) to be fetched, leading to SKB memory corruption and eventually causing the system to crash. The fix involved reserving buffer id zero for error validation and adding sanity checks to validate descriptors before processing.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to crash due to memory corruption in the wifi driver. This can lead to system instability, denial of service, and potential loss of network connectivity on affected devices using the ath11k wifi driver.

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