CVE-2023-53581
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-10-04
Last updated on: 2026-03-23
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5e: Check for NOT_READY flag state after locking
Currently the check for NOT_READY flag is performed before obtaining the
necessary lock. This opens a possibility for race condition when the flow
is concurrently removed from unready_flows list by the workqueue task,
which causes a double-removal from the list and a crash[0]. Fix the issue
by moving the flag check inside the section protected by
uplink_priv->unready_flows_lock mutex.
[0]:
[44376.389654] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdead000000000108: 0000 [#1] SMP
[44376.391665] CPU: 7 PID: 59123 Comm: tc Not tainted 6.4.0-rc4+ #1
[44376.392984] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[44376.395342] RIP: 0010:mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow+0xb3/0x340 [mlx5_core]
[44376.396857] Code: 00 48 8b b8 68 ce 02 00 e8 8a 4d 02 00 4c 8d a8 a8 01 00 00 4c 89 ef e8 8b 79 88 e1 48 8b 83 98 06 00 00 48 8b 93 90 06 00 00 <48> 89 42 08 48 89 10 48 b8 00 01 00 00 00 00 ad de 48 89 83 90 06
[44376.399167] RSP: 0018:ffff88812cc97570 EFLAGS: 00010246
[44376.399680] RAX: dead000000000122 RBX: ffff8881088e3800 RCX: ffff8881881bac00
[44376.400337] RDX: dead000000000100 RSI: ffff88812cc97500 RDI: ffff8881242f71b0
[44376.401001] RBP: ffff88811cbb0940 R08: 0000000000000400 R09: 0000000000000001
[44376.401663] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88812c944000
[44376.402342] R13: ffff8881242f71a8 R14: ffff8881222b4000 R15: 0000000000000000
[44376.402999] FS: 00007f0451104800(0000) GS:ffff88852cb80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[44376.403787] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[44376.404343] CR2: 0000000000489108 CR3: 0000000123a79003 CR4: 0000000000370ea0
[44376.405004] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[44376.405665] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[44376.406339] Call Trace:
[44376.406651] <TASK>
[44376.406939] ? die_addr+0x33/0x90
[44376.407311] ? exc_general_protection+0x192/0x390
[44376.407795] ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x22/0x30
[44376.408292] ? mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow+0xb3/0x340 [mlx5_core]
[44376.408876] __mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_peer_flow+0xbc/0xe0 [mlx5_core]
[44376.409482] mlx5e_tc_del_flow+0x42/0x210 [mlx5_core]
[44376.410055] mlx5e_flow_put+0x25/0x50 [mlx5_core]
[44376.410529] mlx5e_delete_flower+0x24b/0x350 [mlx5_core]
[44376.411043] tc_setup_cb_reoffload+0x22/0x80
[44376.411462] fl_reoffload+0x261/0x2f0 [cls_flower]
[44376.411907] ? mlx5e_rep_indr_setup_ft_cb+0x160/0x160 [mlx5_core]
[44376.412481] ? mlx5e_rep_indr_setup_ft_cb+0x160/0x160 [mlx5_core]
[44376.413044] tcf_block_playback_offloads+0x76/0x170
[44376.413497] tcf_block_unbind+0x7b/0xd0
[44376.413881] tcf_block_setup+0x17d/0x1c0
[44376.414269] tcf_block_offload_cmd.isra.0+0xf1/0x130
[44376.414725] tcf_block_offload_unbind+0x43/0x70
[44376.415153] __tcf_block_put+0x82/0x150
[44376.415532] ingress_destroy+0x22/0x30 [sch_ingress]
[44376.415986] qdisc_destroy+0x3b/0xd0
[44376.416343] qdisc_graft+0x4d0/0x620
[44376.416706] tc_get_qdisc+0x1c9/0x3b0
[44376.417074] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x29c/0x390
[44376.419978] ? rep_movs_alternative+0x3a/0xa0
[44376.420399] ? rtnl_calcit.isra.0+0x120/0x120
[44376.420813] netlink_rcv_skb+0x54/0x100
[44376.421192] netlink_unicast+0x1f6/0x2c0
[44376.421573] netlink_sendmsg+0x232/0x4a0
[44376.421980] sock_sendmsg+0x38/0x60
[44376.422328] ____sys_sendmsg+0x1d0/0x1e0
[44376.422709] ? copy_msghdr_from_user+0x6d/0xa0
[44376.423127] ___sys_sendmsg+0x80/0xc0
[44376.423495] ? ___sys_recvmsg+0x8b/0xc0
[44376.423869] __sys_sendmsg+0x51/0x90
[44376.424226] do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x90
[44376.424587] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
[44376.425046] RIP: 0033:0x7f045134f887
[44376.425403] Code: 0a 00 f7 d8 64 89 02 48 c7 c0 ff ff ff ff eb b9 0f 1f 00 f3 0f 1e fa 64 8b 04 25 18 00 00 00 85 c0 75 10 b8 2e 00
---truncated---
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.5 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.121 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.40 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.4.5 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.4 (inc) to 5.10.188 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-362 | The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently. |
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How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause a system crash due to a race condition in the Linux kernel's network driver code. This crash can lead to denial of service or instability in systems using the affected code, potentially disrupting network operations.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in the Linux kernel occurs because a check for the NOT_READY flag is done before acquiring a necessary lock. This can lead to a race condition where a flow is removed twice from a list by concurrent tasks, causing a system crash. The fix involves moving the flag check inside the locked section to prevent this race condition.
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