CVE-2023-54155
Unknown Unknown - Not Provided
Integer Overflow in Linux Kernel XDP Component Causing Potential Memory Corruption

Publication date: 2025-12-24

Last updated on: 2025-12-24

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: core: remove unnecessary frame_sz check in bpf_xdp_adjust_tail() Syzkaller reported the following issue: ======================================= Too BIG xdp->frame_sz = 131072 WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5020 at net/core/filter.c:4121 ____bpf_xdp_adjust_tail net/core/filter.c:4121 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5020 at net/core/filter.c:4121 bpf_xdp_adjust_tail+0x466/0xa10 net/core/filter.c:4103 ... Call Trace: <TASK> bpf_prog_4add87e5301a4105+0x1a/0x1c __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:600 [inline] bpf_prog_run_xdp include/linux/filter.h:775 [inline] bpf_prog_run_generic_xdp+0x57e/0x11e0 net/core/dev.c:4721 netif_receive_generic_xdp net/core/dev.c:4807 [inline] do_xdp_generic+0x35c/0x770 net/core/dev.c:4866 tun_get_user+0x2340/0x3ca0 drivers/net/tun.c:1919 tun_chr_write_iter+0xe8/0x210 drivers/net/tun.c:2043 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:1871 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline] vfs_write+0x650/0xe40 fs/read_write.c:584 ksys_write+0x12f/0x250 fs/read_write.c:637 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x38/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd xdp->frame_sz > PAGE_SIZE check was introduced in commit c8741e2bfe87 ("xdp: Allow bpf_xdp_adjust_tail() to grow packet size"). But Jesper Dangaard Brouer <[email protected]> noted that after introducing the xdp_init_buff() which all XDP driver use - it's safe to remove this check. The original intend was to catch cases where XDP drivers have not been updated to use xdp.frame_sz, but that is not longer a concern (since xdp_init_buff). Running the initial syzkaller repro it was discovered that the contiguous physical memory allocation is used for both xdp paths in tun_get_user(), e.g. tun_build_skb() and tun_alloc_skb(). It was also stated by Jesper Dangaard Brouer <[email protected]> that XDP can work on higher order pages, as long as this is contiguous physical memory (e.g. a page).
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Published
2025-12-24
Last Modified
2025-12-24
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2026-05-07
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2025-12-24
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2023-54155
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60290
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linux linux_kernel *
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability involves the Linux kernel's network core, specifically in the function bpf_xdp_adjust_tail(). The issue was related to an unnecessary check on the frame size (frame_sz) of XDP (eXpress Data Path) buffers, which was originally intended to prevent frame sizes larger than PAGE_SIZE. However, after updates to the XDP buffer initialization (xdp_init_buff), this check became obsolete and was removed. The vulnerability was identified by Syzkaller as a warning triggered by an excessively large frame size (131072), which could cause issues in packet processing. The fix removes this unnecessary frame size check, allowing XDP to work correctly with larger, contiguous physical memory allocations.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The impact of this vulnerability is related to the handling of network packets in the Linux kernel's XDP subsystem. If the unnecessary frame size check is present, it could cause warnings or failures when processing packets with larger frame sizes, potentially leading to dropped packets or degraded network performance. Removing the check allows the kernel to handle larger contiguous memory buffers safely, improving stability and performance in network packet processing. However, no direct security impact such as privilege escalation or denial of service is explicitly stated.


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