CVE-2023-53312

  • Published: 2025-09-16T17:15:37.117

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

net: fix net_dev_start_xmit trace event vs skb_transport_offset()

After blamed commit, we must be more careful about using
skb_transport_offset(), as reminded us by syzbot:

WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2868 skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:2977 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2868 perf_trace_net_dev_start_xmit+0x89a/0xce0 include/trace/events/net.h:14
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 PID: 10 Comm: kworker/u4:1 Not tainted 6.1.30-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/27/2023
Workqueue: bat_events batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet
RIP: 0010:skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:2868 [inline]
RIP: 0010:skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:2977 [inline]
RIP: 0010:perf_trace_net_dev_start_xmit+0x89a/0xce0 include/trace/events/net.h:14
Code: 8b 04 25 28 00 00 00 48 3b 84 24 c0 00 00 00 0f 85 4e 04 00 00 48 8d 65 d8 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 cc e8 56 22 01 fd 0b e9 f6 fc ff ff 89 f9 80 e1 07 80 c1 03 38 c1 0f 8c 86 f9 ff
RSP: 0018:ffffc900002bf700 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff8485d8ca RBX: 000000000000ffff RCX: ffff888100914280
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000ffff RDI: 000000000000ffff
RBP: ffffc900002bf818 R08: ffffffff8485d5b6 R09: fffffbfff0f8fb5e
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: dffffc0000000001 R12: 1ffff110217d8f67
R13: ffff88810bec7b3a R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8881f6a00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f96cf6d52f0 CR3: 000000012224c000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0
Call Trace:

[] trace_net_dev_start_xmit include/trace/events/net.h:14 [inline]
[] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3643 [inline]
[] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x705/0x980 net/core/dev.c:3660
[] __dev_queue_xmit+0x16b2/0x3370 net/core/dev.c:4324
[] dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3030 [inline]
[] batadv_send_skb_packet+0x3f3/0x680 net/batman-adv/send.c:108
[] batadv_send_broadcast_skb+0x24/0x30 net/batman-adv/send.c:127
[] batadv_iv_ogm_send_to_if net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c:393 [inline]
[] batadv_iv_ogm_emit net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c:421 [inline]
[] batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet+0x69a/0x840 net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c:1701
[] process_one_work+0x8ac/0x1170 kernel/workqueue.c:2289
[] worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2436

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How to fix CVE-2023-53312

CVE-2023-53312 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix net_dev_start_xmit trace event vs skb_transport_offset() After blamed commit, we must be more careful about using skb_transport_offset(), as reminded us by syzbot: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2868 skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:2977 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2868 perf_trace_net_dev_start_xmit+0x89a/0xce0 include/trace/events/net.h:14 Modules linked in: […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Sep 16, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

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