In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ila: do not generate empty messages in ila_xlat_nl_cmd_get_mapping() ila_xlat_nl_cmd_get_mapping() generates an empty skb, triggerring a recent sanity check [1]. Instead, return an error code, so that user space can get it. [1] skb_assert_len WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5923 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 skb_assert_len include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5923 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1bc0/0x3488 net/core/dev.c:4156 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 5923 Comm: syz-executor269 Not tainted 6.2.0-syzkaller-18300-g2ebd1fbb946d #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/21/2023 pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : skb_assert_len include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 [inline] pc : __dev_queue_xmit+0x1bc0/0x3488 net/core/dev.c:4156 lr : skb_assert_len include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 [inline] lr : __dev_queue_xmit+0x1bc0/0x3488 net/core/dev.c:4156 sp : ffff80001e0d6c40 x29: ffff80001e0d6e60 x28: dfff800000000000 x27: ffff0000c86328c0 x26: dfff800000000000 x25: ffff0000c8632990 x24: ffff0000c8632a00 x23: 0000000000000000 x22: 1fffe000190c6542 x21: ffff0000c8632a10 x20: ffff0000c8632a00 x19: ffff80001856e000 x18: ffff80001e0d5fc0 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffff80001235d16c x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000001 x12: 0000000000000001 x11: ff80800008353a30 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 21567eaf25bfb600 x8 : 21567eaf25bfb600 x7 : 0000000000000001 x6 : 0000000000000001 x5 : ffff80001e0d6558 x4 : ffff800015c74760 x3 : ffff800008596744 x2 : 0000000000000001 x1 : 0000000100000000 x0 : 000000000000000e Call trace: skb_assert_len include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 [inline] __dev_queue_xmit+0x1bc0/0x3488 net/core/dev.c:4156 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3033 [inline] __netlink_deliver_tap_skb net/netlink/af_netlink.c:307 [inline] __netlink_deliver_tap+0x45c/0x6f8 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:325 netlink_deliver_tap+0xf4/0x174 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:338 __netlink_sendskb net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1283 [inline] netlink_sendskb+0x6c/0x154 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1292 netlink_unicast+0x334/0x8d4 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1380 nlmsg_unicast include/net/netlink.h:1099 [inline] genlmsg_unicast include/net/genetlink.h:433 [inline] genlmsg_reply include/net/genetlink.h:443 [inline] ila_xlat_nl_cmd_get_mapping+0x620/0x7d0 net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c:493 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:968 [inline] genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1048 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x938/0xc1c net/netlink/genetlink.c:1065 netlink_rcv_skb+0x214/0x3c4 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2574 genl_rcv+0x38/0x50 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1076 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x660/0x8d4 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1365 netlink_sendmsg+0x800/0xae0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1942 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:734 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x558/0x844 net/socket.c:2479 ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2533 [inline] __sys_sendmsg+0x26c/0x33c net/socket.c:2562 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2571 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2569 [inline] __arm64_sys_sendmsg+0x80/0x94 net/socket.c:2569 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2c0 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52 el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:142 do_el0_svc+0x64/0x198 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:193 el0_svc+0x58/0x168 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:591 irq event stamp: 136484 hardirqs last enabled at (136483): [<ffff800008350244>] __up_console_sem+0x60/0xb4 kernel/printk/printk.c:345 hardirqs last disabled at (136484): [<ffff800012358d60>] el1_dbg+0x24/0x80 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:405 softirqs last enabled at (136418): [<ffff800008020ea8>] softirq_ha ---truncated---
This page covers CVE-2023-53141 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 5.15.0-79.86; earlier versions remain affected.
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.
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
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53141 is recorded against 117 packages.
Published on 2 May 2025 and last revised on 19 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.15.0-79.86 |
| linux-allwinner-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-aws | — | 5.15.0-1042.47 |
| linux-aws-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1 |
| linux-aws-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1107.115~18.04.1 |
| linux-aws-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-aws-fips | — | — |
| linux-aws-hwe | — | — |
| linux-azure | — | 5.15.0-1045.52 |
| linux-azure-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1045.52~20.04.1 |
| linux-azure-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1113.119~18.04.1 |
| linux-azure-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-azure-edge | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1 |
| linux-azure-fde-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fips | — | — |
| linux-bluefield | — | — |
| linux-fips | — | — |
| linux-gcp | — | 5.15.0-1039.47 |
| linux-gcp-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1039.47~20.04.1 |
| linux-gcp-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1110.119~18.04.1 |
| linux-gcp-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-fips | — | — |
| linux-gke | — | 5.15.0-1039.44 |
| linux-gke-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-gkeop | — | 5.15.0-1025.30 |
| linux-gkeop-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gkeop-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-hwe | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2 |
| linux-hwe-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-156.173~18.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-edge | — | — |
| linux-ibm | — | 5.15.0-1035.38 |
| linux-ibm-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1036.39~20.04.1 |
| linux-ibm-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1054.59~18.04.1 |
| linux-intel-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-intel-iot-realtime | — | 5.15.0-1036.38 |
| linux-intel-iotg | — | 5.15.0-1037.42 |
| linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1037.42~20.04.1 |
| linux-iot | — | 5.4.0-1019.20 |
| linux-kvm | — | 5.15.0-1039.44 |
| linux-lowlatency | — | 5.15.0-79.88 |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-79.88~20.04.1 |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-lts-xenial | — | — |
| linux-nvidia | — | 5.15.0-1030.30 |
| linux-nvidia-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-tegra | — | 5.15.0-1016.16 |
| linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1016.16~20.04.1 |
| linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | — | 5.15.0-1002.2 |
| linux-oem | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.10 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.14 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.17 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.6 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.0 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.1 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-oracle | — | 5.15.0-1040.46 |
| linux-oracle-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1 |
| linux-oracle-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1106.115~18.04.1 |
| linux-oracle-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-raspi | — | 5.15.0-1035.38 |
| linux-raspi-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1091.102~18.04.1 |
| linux-raspi-realtime | — | — |
| linux-raspi2 | — | — |
| linux-realtime | — | — |
| linux-riscv | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1038.42~20.04.2 |
| linux-riscv-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-xilinx-zynqmp | — | 5.15.0-1025.29 |
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