CVE-2023-53507
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Publication date: 2025-10-01

Last updated on: 2025-10-02

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Unregister devlink params in case interface is down Currently, in case an interface is down, mlx5 driver doesn't unregister its devlink params, which leads to this WARN[1]. Fix it by unregistering devlink params in that case as well. [1] [ 295.244769 ] WARNING: CPU: 15 PID: 1 at net/core/devlink.c:9042 devlink_free+0x174/0x1fc [ 295.488379 ] CPU: 15 PID: 1 Comm: shutdown Tainted: G S OE 5.15.0-1017.19.3.g0677e61-bluefield #g0677e61 [ 295.509330 ] Hardware name: https://www.mellanox.com BlueField SoC/BlueField SoC, BIOS 4.2.0.12761 Jun 6 2023 [ 295.543096 ] pc : devlink_free+0x174/0x1fc [ 295.551104 ] lr : mlx5_devlink_free+0x18/0x2c [mlx5_core] [ 295.561816 ] sp : ffff80000809b850 [ 295.711155 ] Call trace: [ 295.716030 ] devlink_free+0x174/0x1fc [ 295.723346 ] mlx5_devlink_free+0x18/0x2c [mlx5_core] [ 295.733351 ] mlx5_sf_dev_remove+0x98/0xb0 [mlx5_core] [ 295.743534 ] auxiliary_bus_remove+0x2c/0x50 [ 295.751893 ] __device_release_driver+0x19c/0x280 [ 295.761120 ] device_release_driver+0x34/0x50 [ 295.769649 ] bus_remove_device+0xdc/0x170 [ 295.777656 ] device_del+0x17c/0x3a4 [ 295.784620 ] mlx5_sf_dev_remove+0x28/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [ 295.794800 ] mlx5_sf_dev_table_destroy+0x98/0x110 [mlx5_core] [ 295.806375 ] mlx5_unload+0x34/0xd0 [mlx5_core] [ 295.815339 ] mlx5_unload_one+0x70/0xe4 [mlx5_core] [ 295.824998 ] shutdown+0xb0/0xd8 [mlx5_core] [ 295.833439 ] pci_device_shutdown+0x3c/0xa0 [ 295.841651 ] device_shutdown+0x170/0x340 [ 295.849486 ] __do_sys_reboot+0x1f4/0x2a0 [ 295.857322 ] __arm64_sys_reboot+0x2c/0x40 [ 295.865329 ] invoke_syscall+0x78/0x100 [ 295.872817 ] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x54/0x184 [ 295.882392 ] do_el0_svc+0x30/0xac [ 295.889008 ] el0_svc+0x48/0x160 [ 295.895278 ] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa4/0x130 [ 295.903807 ] el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8 [ 295.911120 ] ---[ end trace 4f1d2381d00d9dce ]---
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Published
2025-10-01
Last Modified
2025-10-02
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2023-53507
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mellanox mlx5_core *
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is in the Linux kernel's mlx5 driver. When a network interface is down, the mlx5 driver fails to unregister its devlink parameters, which causes a warning and potentially improper resource handling. The fix involves unregistering these devlink parameters even when the interface is down to prevent this issue.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that if the mlx5 network interface is down, the driver does not properly unregister devlink parameters, which leads to warnings and may cause resource management issues or instability in the system related to the mlx5 driver.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability can be detected by monitoring system logs for warnings related to devlink parameters not being unregistered when an interface is down. Specifically, look for kernel warning messages similar to: "WARNING: CPU: ... at net/core/devlink.c:9042 devlink_free+0x174/0x1fc". You can use commands like 'dmesg | grep devlink' or 'journalctl -k | grep devlink' to find such warnings in the kernel logs.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediate mitigation involves updating the Linux kernel to a version where this issue is fixed, which unregisters devlink parameters properly when an interface is down. Until then, monitoring for the warning messages and avoiding interface shutdowns that trigger this condition may help reduce impact.

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