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TI-2023-29389 Aliases CVE-2023-53088GHSA-xcmr-v73h-8g32

mptcp: fix UaF in listener shutdown

Priority LOW 35CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fix UaF in listener shutdown As reported by Christoph after having refactored the passive socket initialization, the mptcp listener shutdown path is prone to an UaF issue. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x73/0xe0 Write of size 4 at addr ffff88810cb23098 by task syz-executor731/1266 CPU: 1 PID: 1266 Comm: syz-executor731 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc59af4eaa31c1f6c00c8f1e448ed99a45c66340dd5 #6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x6e/0x91 print_report+0x16a/0x46f kasan_report+0xad/0x130 kasan_check_range+0x14a/0x1a0 _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x73/0xe0 subflow_error_report+0x6d/0x110 sk_error_report+0x3b/0x190 tcp_disconnect+0x138c/0x1aa0 inet_child_forget+0x6f/0x2e0 inet_csk_listen_stop+0x209/0x1060 __mptcp_close_ssk+0x52d/0x610 mptcp_destroy_common+0x165/0x640 mptcp_destroy+0x13/0x80 __mptcp_destroy_sock+0xe7/0x270 __mptcp_close+0x70e/0x9b0 mptcp_close+0x2b/0x150 inet_release+0xe9/0x1f0 __sock_release+0xd2/0x280 sock_close+0x15/0x20 __fput+0x252/0xa20 task_work_run+0x169/0x250 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x113/0x120 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1d/0x40 do_syscall_64+0x48/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc The msk grace period can legitly expire in between the last reference count dropped in mptcp_subflow_queue_clean() and the later eventual access in inet_csk_listen_stop() After the previous patch we don't need anymore special-casing msk listener socket cleanup: the mptcp worker will process each of the unaccepted msk sockets. Just drop the now unnecessary code. Please note this commit depends on the two parent ones: mptcp: refactor passive socket initialization mptcp: use the workqueue to destroy unaccepted sockets

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00204 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.19, 6.1.22, 6.2.8 +1Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.18.10 to before 5.195.19Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux5.19 and later6.1.22, 6.2.8, 6.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.18.10 to before 5.19 Fixed in 5.19 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.19 and later Fixed in 6.1.22, 6.2.8, 6.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.18.10 to before 5.19; 5.19.1 to before 6.1.22; 6.2 to before 6.2.8VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:-:*:*:*:*:*:*5.19VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*5.19 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*5.19 rc6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*5.19 rc7VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*5.19 rc8VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3 rc2VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.18.10 to before 5.19; 5.19.1 to before 6.1.22; 6.2 to before 6.2.8 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.19
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.22, 6.2.8, 6.3

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:3138 Released 2024-05-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.el8_10 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.el8_10
  • RHSA-2023:6583 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, libperf-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:3138
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:3138
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53088
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcmr-v73h-8g32
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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