net: use a bounce buffer for copying skb->mark
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: use a bounce buffer for copying skb->mark syzbot found arm64 builds would crash in sock_recv_mark() when CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y x86 and powerpc are not detecting the issue because they define user_access_begin. This will be handled in a different patch, because a check_object_size() is missing. Only data from skb->cb[] can be copied directly to/from user space, as explained in commit 79a8a642bf05 ("net: Whitelist the skbuff_head_cache "cb" field") syzbot report was: usercopy: Kernel memory exposure attempt detected from SLUB object 'skbuff_head_cache' (offset 168, size 4)! ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at mm/usercopy.c:102 ! Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 4410 Comm: syz-executor533 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc7-syzkaller-17907-g2d3827b3f393 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/21/2023 pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : usercopy_abort+0x90/0x94 mm/usercopy.c:90 lr : usercopy_abort+0x90/0x94 mm/usercopy.c:90 sp : ffff80000fb9b9a0 x29: ffff80000fb9b9b0 x28: ffff0000c6073400 x27: 0000000020001a00 x26: 0000000000000014 x25: ffff80000cf52000 x24: fffffc0000000000 x23: 05ffc00000000200 x22: fffffc000324bf80 x21: ffff0000c92fe1a8 x20: 0000000000000001 x19: 0000000000000004 x18: 0000000000000000 x17: 656a626f2042554c x16: ffff0000c6073dd0 x15: ffff80000dbd2118 x14: ffff0000c6073400 x13: 00000000ffffffff x12: ffff0000c6073400 x11: ff808000081bbb4c x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 7b0572d7cc0ccf00 x8 : 7b0572d7cc0ccf00 x7 : ffff80000bf650d4 x6 : 0000000000000000 x5 : 0000000000000001 x4 : 0000000000000001 x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : ffff0001fefbff08 x1 : 0000000100000000 x0 : 000000000000006c Call trace: usercopy_abort+0x90/0x94 mm/usercopy.c:90 __check_heap_object+0xa8/0x100 mm/slub.c:4761 check_heap_object mm/usercopy.c:196 [inline] __check_object_size+0x208/0x6b8 mm/usercopy.c:251 check_object_size include/linux/thread_info.h:199 [inline] __copy_to_user include/linux/uaccess.h:115 [inline] put_cmsg+0x408/0x464 net/core/scm.c:238 sock_recv_mark net/socket.c:975 [inline] __sock_recv_cmsgs+0x1fc/0x248 net/socket.c:984 sock_recv_cmsgs include/net/sock.h:2728 [inline] packet_recvmsg+0x2d8/0x678 net/packet/af_packet.c:3482 ____sys_recvmsg+0x110/0x3a0 ___sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2737 [inline] __sys_recvmsg+0x194/0x210 net/socket.c:2767 __do_sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2777 [inline] __se_sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2774 [inline] __arm64_sys_recvmsg+0x2c/0x3c net/socket.c:2774 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x64/0x178 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52 el0_svc_common+0xbc/0x180 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:142 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x110 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:193 el0_svc+0x58/0x14c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:591 Code: 91388800 aa0903e1 f90003e8 94e6d752 (d4210000)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.19 and later | 6.1.13, 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.19 and later Fixed in 6.1.13, 6.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19 to before 6.1.13 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 to before 6.1.13 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.13, 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52701
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v39-jw9p-3jfp
References
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- TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-52701 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-52701 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5v39-jw9p-3jfp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-52701 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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