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.
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.
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
CVE-2023-53462 is recorded against 2 packages.
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.
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)
kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.2.0 | 6.5.4 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
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