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🛡️ CVE-2023-53109 — kernel

🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
5.5
CVSS Score
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Description

net: tunnels: annotate lockless accesses to dev->needed_headroom

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: tunnels: annotate lockless accesses to dev->needed_headroom

IP tunnels can apparently update dev->needed_headroom

in their xmit path.

This patch takes care of three tunnels xmit, and also the

core LL_RESERVED_SPACE() and LL_RESERVED_SPACE_EXTRA()

helpers.

More changes might be needed for completeness.

BUG: KCSAN: data-race in ip_tunnel_xmit / ip_tunnel_xmit

read to 0xffff88815b9da0ec of 2 bytes by task 888 on cpu 1:

ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1270/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:803

__gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline]

ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661

__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline]

netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline]

xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline]

dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596

__dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246

dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline]

neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623

neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline]

ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228

ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316

NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline]

ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430

dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline]

ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126

iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82

ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813

__gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline]

ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661

__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline]

netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline]

xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline]

dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596

__dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246

dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline]

neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623

neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline]

ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228

ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316

NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline]

ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430

dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline]

ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126

iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82

ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813

__gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline]

ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661

__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline]

netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline]

xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline]

dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596

__dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246

dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline]

neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623

neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline]

ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228

ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316

NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline]

ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430

dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline]

ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126

iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82

ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813

__gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline]

ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661

__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline]

netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline]

xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline]

dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596

__dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246

dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline]

neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623

neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline]

ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228

ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316

NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline]

ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/i

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How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2023-53109 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.2.0 up to 6.2.8)
  • linux-kernel

Timeline and source

Published on 2 May 2025 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2023-53109 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Medium
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2025-05-02
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.2.0 6.2.8
linux-kernel — —

References

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