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🛡️ CVE-2023-53462 — kernel

🟠 CVSS 7.1 — High ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
7.1
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

hsr: Fix uninit-value access in fill_frame_info()

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

hsr: Fix uninit-value access in fill_frame_info()

Syzbot reports the following uninit-value access problem.

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BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in fill_frame_info net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:601 [inline]

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hsr_forward_skb+0x9bd/0x30f0 net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:616

fill_frame_info net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:601 [inline]

hsr_forward_skb+0x9bd/0x30f0 net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:616

hsr_dev_xmit+0x192/0x330 net/hsr/hsr_device.c:223

__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4889 [inline]

netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4903 [inline]

xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3544 [inline]

dev_hard_start_xmit+0x247/0xa10 net/core/dev.c:3560

__dev_queue_xmit+0x34d0/0x52a0 net/core/dev.c:4340

dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3082 [inline]

packet_xmit+0x9c/0x6b0 net/packet/af_packet.c:276

packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3087 [inline]

packet_sendmsg+0x8b1d/0x9f30 net/packet/af_packet.c:3119

sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]

sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:753 [inline]

__sys_sendto+0x781/0xa30 net/socket.c:2176

__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2188 [inline]

__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2184 [inline]

__ia32_sys_sendto+0x11f/0x1c0 net/socket.c:2184

do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/common.c:112 [inline]

__do_fast_syscall_32+0xa2/0x100 arch/x86/entry/common.c:178

do_fast_syscall_32+0x37/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:203

do_SYSENTER_32+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/common.c:246

entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x70/0x82

Uninit was created at:

slab_post_alloc_hook+0x12f/0xb70 mm/slab.h:767

slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3478 [inline]

kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x577/0xa80 mm/slub.c:3523

kmalloc_reserve+0x148/0x470 net/core/skbuff.c:559

__alloc_skb+0x318/0x740 net/core/skbuff.c:644

alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1286 [inline]

alloc_skb_with_frags+0xc8/0xbd0 net/core/skbuff.c:6299

sock_alloc_send_pskb+0xa80/0xbf0 net/core/sock.c:2794

packet_alloc_skb net/packet/af_packet.c:2936 [inline]

packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3030 [inline]

packet_sendmsg+0x70e8/0x9f30 net/packet/af_packet.c:3119

sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]

sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:753 [inline]

__sys_sendto+0x781/0xa30 net/socket.c:2176

__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2188 [inline]

__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2184 [inline]

__ia32_sys_sendto+0x11f/0x1c0 net/socket.c:2184

do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/common.c:112 [inline]

__do_fast_syscall_32+0xa2/0x100 arch/x86/entry/common.c:178

do_fast_syscall_32+0x37/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:203

do_SYSENTER_32+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/common.c:246

entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x70/0x82

It is because VLAN not yet supported in hsr driver. Return error

when protocol is ETH_P_8021Q in fill_frame_info() now to fix it.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached from an adjacent network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

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

  • Attack vector: Adjacent network — the attacker has to sit on the same local or logical network.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2023-53462 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.2.0 up to 6.5.4)
  • linux-kernel

Timeline and source

Published on 1 October 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)
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-2023-53462 on other distributions

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

Details

Severity High
CVSS Score 7.1
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2025-10-01
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.2.0 6.5.4
linux-kernel — —

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