CVE-2023-53578

  • Published: 2025-10-04T16:15:53.483

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

net: qrtr: Fix an uninit variable access bug in qrtr_tx_resume()

Syzbot reported a bug as following:

=====================================================
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in qrtr_tx_resume+0x185/0x1f0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:230
qrtr_tx_resume+0x185/0x1f0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:230
qrtr_endpoint_post+0xf85/0x11b0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:519
qrtr_tun_write_iter+0x270/0x400 net/qrtr/tun.c:108
call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2189 [inline]
aio_write+0x63a/0x950 fs/aio.c:1600
io_submit_one+0x1d1c/0x3bf0 fs/aio.c:2019
__do_sys_io_submit fs/aio.c:2078 [inline]
__se_sys_io_submit+0x293/0x770 fs/aio.c:2048
__x64_sys_io_submit+0x92/0xd0 fs/aio.c:2048
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Uninit was created at:
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:766 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3452 [inline]
__kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x71f/0xce0 mm/slub.c:3491
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slab_common.c:967 [inline]
__kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x114/0x3b0 mm/slab_common.c:988
kmalloc_reserve net/core/skbuff.c:492 [inline]
__alloc_skb+0x3af/0x8f0 net/core/skbuff.c:565
__netdev_alloc_skb+0x120/0x7d0 net/core/skbuff.c:630
qrtr_endpoint_post+0xbd/0x11b0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:446
qrtr_tun_write_iter+0x270/0x400 net/qrtr/tun.c:108
call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2189 [inline]
aio_write+0x63a/0x950 fs/aio.c:1600
io_submit_one+0x1d1c/0x3bf0 fs/aio.c:2019
__do_sys_io_submit fs/aio.c:2078 [inline]
__se_sys_io_submit+0x293/0x770 fs/aio.c:2048
__x64_sys_io_submit+0x92/0xd0 fs/aio.c:2048
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

It is because that skb->len requires at least sizeof(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt)
in qrtr_tx_resume(). And skb->len equals to size in qrtr_endpoint_post().
But size is less than sizeof(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt) when qrtr_cb->type
equals to QRTR_TYPE_RESUME_TX in qrtr_endpoint_post() under the syzbot
scenario. This triggers the uninit variable access bug.

Add size check when qrtr_cb->type equals to QRTR_TYPE_RESUME_TX in
qrtr_endpoint_post() to fix the bug.

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How to fix CVE-2023-53578

CVE-2023-53578 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: qrtr: Fix an uninit variable access bug in qrtr_tx_resume() Syzbot reported a bug as following: ===================================================== BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in qrtr_tx_resume+0x185/0x1f0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:230 qrtr_tx_resume+0x185/0x1f0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:230 qrtr_endpoint_post+0xf85/0x11b0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:519 qrtr_tun_write_iter+0x270/0x400 net/qrtr/tun.c:108 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2189 [inline] aio_write+0x63a/0x950 fs/aio.c:1600 io_submit_one+0x1d1c/0x3bf0 fs/aio.c:2019 __do_sys_io_submit fs/aio.c:2078 [inline] __se_sys_io_submit+0x293/0x770 fs/aio.c:2048 __x64_sys_io_submit+0x92/0xd0 fs/aio.c:2048 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 […]

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

Oct 04, 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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