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TI-2023-30146 Aliases CVE-2023-53863GHSA-44vj-whpr-3frv

netlink: do not hard code device address lenth in fdb dumps

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netlink: do not hard code device address lenth in fdb dumps syzbot reports that some netdev devices do not have a six bytes address [1] Replace ETH_ALEN by dev->addr_len. [1] (Case of a device where dev->addr_len = 4) BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in instrument_copy_to_user include/linux/instrumented.h:114 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in copyout+0xb8/0x100 lib/iov_iter.c:169 instrument_copy_to_user include/linux/instrumented.h:114 [inline] copyout+0xb8/0x100 lib/iov_iter.c:169 _copy_to_iter+0x6d8/0x1d00 lib/iov_iter.c:536 copy_to_iter include/linux/uio.h:206 [inline] simple_copy_to_iter+0x68/0xa0 net/core/datagram.c:513 __skb_datagram_iter+0x123/0xdc0 net/core/datagram.c:419 skb_copy_datagram_iter+0x5c/0x200 net/core/datagram.c:527 skb_copy_datagram_msg include/linux/skbuff.h:3960 [inline] netlink_recvmsg+0x4ae/0x15a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1970 sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1019 [inline] sock_recvmsg net/socket.c:1040 [inline] ____sys_recvmsg+0x283/0x7f0 net/socket.c:2722 ___sys_recvmsg+0x223/0x840 net/socket.c:2764 do_recvmmsg+0x4f9/0xfd0 net/socket.c:2858 __sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2937 [inline] __do_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2960 [inline] __se_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2953 [inline] __x64_sys_recvmmsg+0x397/0x490 net/socket.c:2953 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Uninit was stored to memory at: __nla_put lib/nlattr.c:1009 [inline] nla_put+0x1c6/0x230 lib/nlattr.c:1067 nlmsg_populate_fdb_fill+0x2b8/0x600 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4071 nlmsg_populate_fdb net/core/rtnetlink.c:4418 [inline] ndo_dflt_fdb_dump+0x616/0x840 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4456 rtnl_fdb_dump+0x14ff/0x1fc0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4629 netlink_dump+0x9d1/0x1310 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2268 netlink_recvmsg+0xc5c/0x15a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1995 sock_recvmsg_nosec+0x7a/0x120 net/socket.c:1019 ____sys_recvmsg+0x664/0x7f0 net/socket.c:2720 ___sys_recvmsg+0x223/0x840 net/socket.c:2764 do_recvmmsg+0x4f9/0xfd0 net/socket.c:2858 __sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2937 [inline] __do_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2960 [inline] __se_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2953 [inline] __x64_sys_recvmmsg+0x397/0x490 net/socket.c:2953 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook+0x12d/0xb60 mm/slab.h:716 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3451 [inline] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x4ff/0x8b0 mm/slub.c:3490 kmalloc_trace+0x51/0x200 mm/slab_common.c:1057 kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:559 [inline] __hw_addr_create net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:60 [inline] __hw_addr_add_ex+0x2e5/0x9e0 net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:118 __dev_mc_add net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:867 [inline] dev_mc_add+0x9a/0x130 net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:885 igmp6_group_added+0x267/0xbc0 net/ipv6/mcast.c:680 ipv6_mc_up+0x296/0x3b0 net/ipv6/mcast.c:2754 ipv6_mc_remap+0x1e/0x30 net/ipv6/mcast.c:2708 addrconf_type_change net/ipv6/addrconf.c:3731 [inline] addrconf_notify+0x4d3/0x1d90 net/ipv6/addrconf.c:3699 notifier_call_chain kernel/notifier.c:93 [inline] raw_notifier_call_chain+0xe4/0x430 kernel/notifier.c:461 call_netdevice_notifiers_info net/core/dev.c:1935 [inline] call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:1973 [inline] call_netdevice_notifiers+0x1ee/0x2d0 net/core/dev.c:1987 bond_enslave+0xccd/0x53f0 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:1906 do_set_master net/core/rtnetlink.c:2626 [inline] rtnl_newlink_create net/core/rtnetlink.c:3460 [inline] __rtnl_newlink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3660 [inline] rtnl_newlink+0x378c/0x40e0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3673 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x16a6/0x1840 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6395 netlink_rcv_skb+0x371/0x650 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2546 rtnetlink_rcv+0x34/0x40 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6413 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339 [inline] netlink_unicast+0xf28/0x1230 net/netlink/af_ ---truncated---

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251 +6Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux3.5 and later4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.39, 6.3.13, 6.4.4, 6.5Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.5 and later Fixed in 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.39, 6.3.13, 6.4.4, 6.5 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.39, 6.3.13, 6.4.4, 6.5

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2024:2394 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2394
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53863
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44vj-whpr-3frv

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-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel 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
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