CVE-2023-53507
- Published: 2025-10-01T12:15:54.457
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: Unregister devlink params in case interface is down
Currently, in case an interface is down, mlx5 driver doesn’t
unregister its devlink params, which leads to this WARN[1].
Fix it by unregistering devlink params in that case as well.
[1]
[ 295.244769 ] WARNING: CPU: 15 PID: 1 at net/core/devlink.c:9042 devlink_free+0x174/0x1fc
[ 295.488379 ] CPU: 15 PID: 1 Comm: shutdown Tainted: G S OE 5.15.0-1017.19.3.g0677e61-bluefield #g0677e61
[ 295.509330 ] Hardware name: https://www.mellanox.com BlueField SoC/BlueField SoC, BIOS 4.2.0.12761 Jun 6 2023
[ 295.543096 ] pc : devlink_free+0x174/0x1fc
[ 295.551104 ] lr : mlx5_devlink_free+0x18/0x2c [mlx5_core]
[ 295.561816 ] sp : ffff80000809b850
[ 295.711155 ] Call trace:
[ 295.716030 ] devlink_free+0x174/0x1fc
[ 295.723346 ] mlx5_devlink_free+0x18/0x2c [mlx5_core]
[ 295.733351 ] mlx5_sf_dev_remove+0x98/0xb0 [mlx5_core]
[ 295.743534 ] auxiliary_bus_remove+0x2c/0x50
[ 295.751893 ] __device_release_driver+0x19c/0x280
[ 295.761120 ] device_release_driver+0x34/0x50
[ 295.769649 ] bus_remove_device+0xdc/0x170
[ 295.777656 ] device_del+0x17c/0x3a4
[ 295.784620 ] mlx5_sf_dev_remove+0x28/0xf0 [mlx5_core]
[ 295.794800 ] mlx5_sf_dev_table_destroy+0x98/0x110 [mlx5_core]
[ 295.806375 ] mlx5_unload+0x34/0xd0 [mlx5_core]
[ 295.815339 ] mlx5_unload_one+0x70/0xe4 [mlx5_core]
[ 295.824998 ] shutdown+0xb0/0xd8 [mlx5_core]
[ 295.833439 ] pci_device_shutdown+0x3c/0xa0
[ 295.841651 ] device_shutdown+0x170/0x340
[ 295.849486 ] __do_sys_reboot+0x1f4/0x2a0
[ 295.857322 ] __arm64_sys_reboot+0x2c/0x40
[ 295.865329 ] invoke_syscall+0x78/0x100
[ 295.872817 ] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x54/0x184
[ 295.882392 ] do_el0_svc+0x30/0xac
[ 295.889008 ] el0_svc+0x48/0x160
[ 295.895278 ] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa4/0x130
[ 295.903807 ] el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8
[ 295.911120 ] —[ end trace 4f1d2381d00d9dce ]—
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How to fix CVE-2023-53507
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Unregister devlink params in case interface is down Currently, in case an interface is down, mlx5 driver doesn’t unregister its devlink params, which leads to this WARN[1]. Fix it by unregistering devlink params in that case as well. [1] [ 295.244769 ] WARNING: CPU: […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Vendor Advisory: https://www.mellanox.com
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