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🛡️ CVE-2023-52580 on Debian — linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/core: Fix ETH_P_1588 flow dissector When a PTP ethernet raw frame with a size of more than 256 bytes followed by a 0xff pattern is sent to __skb_flow_dissect, nhoff value calculation is wrong. For example: hdr->message_length takes the wrong value (0xffff) and it does not replicate real header length. In this case, 'nhoff' value was overridden and the PTP header was badly dissected. This leads to a kernel crash. net/core: flow_dissector net/core flow dissector nhoff = 0x0000000e net/core flow dissector hdr->message_length = 0x0000ffff net/core flow dissector nhoff = 0x0001000d (u16 overflow) ... skb linear: 00000000: 00 a0 c9 00 00 00 00 a0 c9 00 00 00 88 skb frag: 00000000: f7 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff Using the size of the ptp_header struct will allow the corrected calculation of the nhoff value. net/core flow dissector nhoff = 0x0000000e net/core flow dissector nhoff = 0x00000030 (sizeof ptp_header) ... skb linear: 00000000: 00 a0 c9 00 00 00 00 a0 c9 00 00 00 88 f7 ff ff skb linear: 00000010: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff skb linear: 00000020: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff skb frag: 00000000: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff Kernel trace: [ 74.984279] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 74.989471] kernel BUG at include/linux/skbuff.h:2440! [ 74.995237] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 75.001098] CPU: 4 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/4 Tainted: G U 5.15.85-intel-ese-standard-lts #1 [ 75.011629] Hardware name: Intel Corporation A-Island (CPU:AlderLake)/A-Island (ID:06), BIOS SB_ADLP.01.01.00.01.03.008.D-6A9D9E73-dirty Mar 30 2023 [ 75.026507] RIP: 0010:eth_type_trans+0xd0/0x130 [ 75.031594] Code: 03 88 47 78 eb c7 8b 47 68 2b 47 6c 48 8b 97 c0 00 00 00 83 f8 01 7e 1b 48 85 d2 74 06 66 83 3a ff 74 09 b8 00 04 00 00 eb ab <0f> 0b b8 00 01 00 00 eb a2 48 85 ff 74 eb 48 8d 54 24 06 31 f6 b9 [ 75.052612] RSP: 0018:ffff9948c0228de0 EFLAGS: 00010297 [ 75.058473] RAX: 00000000000003f2 RBX: ffff8e47047dc300 RCX: 0000000000001003 [ 75.066462] RDX: ffff8e4e8c9ea040 RSI: ffff8e4704e0a000 RDI: ffff8e47047dc300 [ 75.074458] RBP: ffff8e4704e2acc0 R08: 00000000000003f3 R09: 0000000000000800 [ 75.082466] R10: 000000000000000d R11: ffff9948c0228dec R12: ffff8e4715e4e010 [ 75.090461] R13: ffff9948c0545018 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000800 [ 75.098464] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8e4e8fb00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 75.107530] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 75.113982] CR2: 00007f5eb35934a0 CR3: 0000000150e0a002 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 [ 75.121980] PKRU: 55555554 [ 75.125035] Call Trace: [ 75.127792] <IRQ> [ 75.130063] ? eth_get_headlen+0xa4/0xc0 [ 75.134472] igc_process_skb_fields+0xcd/0x150 [ 75.139461] igc_poll+0xc80/0x17b0 [ 75.143272] __napi_poll+0x27/0x170 [ 75.147192] net_rx_action+0x234/0x280 [ 75.151409] __do_softirq+0xef/0x2f4 [ 75.155424] irq_exit_rcu+0xc7/0x110 [ 75.159432] common_interrupt+0xb8/0xd0 [ 75.163748] </IRQ> [ 75.166112] <TASK> [ 75.168473] asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40 [ 75.173175] RIP: 0010:cpuidle_enter_state+0xe2/0x350 [ 75.178749] Code: 85 c0 0f 8f 04 02 00 00 31 ff e8 39 6c 67 ff 45 84 ff 74 12 9c 58 f6 c4 02 0f 85 50 02 00 00 31 ff e8 52 b0 6d ff fb 45 85 f6 <0f> 88 b1 00 00 00 49 63 ce 4c 2b 2c 24 48 89 c8 48 6b d1 68 48 c1 [ 75.199757] RSP: 0018:ffff9948c013bea8 EFLAGS: 00000202 [ 75.205614] RAX: ffff8e4e8fb00000 RBX: ffffb948bfd23900 RCX: 000000000000001f [ 75.213619] RDX: 0000000000000004 RSI: ffffffff94206161 RDI: ffffffff94212e20 [ 75.221620] RBP: 0000000000000004 R08: 000000117568973a R09: 0000000000000001 [ 75.229622] R10: 000000000000afc8 R11: ffff8e4e8fb29ce4 R12: ffffffff945ae980 [ 75.237628] R13: 000000117568973a R14: 0000000000000004 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 75.245635] ? ---truncated---

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-52580 as tracked by Debian, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.5.6-1; earlier versions remain affected.

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

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52580 is recorded against 1 package.

  • linux (fixed in 6.5.6-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 2 March 2024 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
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 OSV
Published 2024-03-02
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux — 6.5.6-1

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