CVE-2023-53659

  • Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:49.573

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

iavf: Fix out-of-bounds when setting channels on remove

If we set channels greater during iavf_remove(), and waiting reset done
would be timeout, then returned with error but changed num_active_queues
directly, that will lead to OOB like the following logs. Because the
num_active_queues is greater than tx/rx_rings[] allocated actually.

Reproducer:

[root@host ~]# cat repro.sh
#!/bin/bash

pf_dbsf=”0000:41:00.0″
vf0_dbsf=”0000:41:02.0″
g_pids=()

function do_set_numvf()
{
echo 2 >/sys/bus/pci/devices/${pf_dbsf}/sriov_numvfs
sleep $((RANDOM%3+1))
echo 0 >/sys/bus/pci/devices/${pf_dbsf}/sriov_numvfs
sleep $((RANDOM%3+1))
}

function do_set_channel()
{
local nic=$(ls -1 –indicator-style=none /sys/bus/pci/devices/${vf0_dbsf}/net/)
[ -z “$nic” ] && { sleep $((RANDOM%3)) ; return 1; }
ifconfig $nic 192.168.18.5 netmask 255.255.255.0
ifconfig $nic up
ethtool -L $nic combined 1
ethtool -L $nic combined 4
sleep $((RANDOM%3))
}

function on_exit()
{
local pid
for pid in “${g_pids[@]}”; do
kill -0 “$pid” &>/dev/null && kill “$pid” &>/dev/null
done
g_pids=()
}

trap “on_exit; exit” EXIT

while :; do do_set_numvf ; done &
g_pids+=($!)
while :; do do_set_channel ; done &
g_pids+=($!)

wait

Result:

[ 3506.152887] iavf 0000:41:02.0: Removing device
[ 3510.400799] ==================================================================
[ 3510.400820] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in iavf_free_all_tx_resources+0x156/0x160 [iavf]
[ 3510.400823] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88b6f9311008 by task repro.sh/55536
[ 3510.400823]
[ 3510.400830] CPU: 101 PID: 55536 Comm: repro.sh Kdump: loaded Tainted: G O ——— -t – 4.18.0 #1
[ 3510.400832] Hardware name: Powerleader PR2008AL/H12DSi-N6, BIOS 2.0 04/09/2021
[ 3510.400835] Call Trace:
[ 3510.400851] dump_stack+0x71/0xab
[ 3510.400860] print_address_description+0x6b/0x290
[ 3510.400865] ? iavf_free_all_tx_resources+0x156/0x160 [iavf]
[ 3510.400868] kasan_report+0x14a/0x2b0
[ 3510.400873] iavf_free_all_tx_resources+0x156/0x160 [iavf]
[ 3510.400880] iavf_remove+0x2b6/0xc70 [iavf]
[ 3510.400884] ? iavf_free_all_rx_resources+0x160/0x160 [iavf]
[ 3510.400891] ? wait_woken+0x1d0/0x1d0
[ 3510.400895] ? notifier_call_chain+0xc1/0x130
[ 3510.400903] pci_device_remove+0xa8/0x1f0
[ 3510.400910] device_release_driver_internal+0x1c6/0x460
[ 3510.400916] pci_stop_bus_device+0x101/0x150
[ 3510.400919] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0xe/0x20
[ 3510.400924] pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0x187/0x420
[ 3510.400927] ? pci_iov_add_virtfn+0xe10/0xe10
[ 3510.400929] ? pci_get_subsys+0x90/0x90
[ 3510.400932] sriov_disable+0xed/0x3e0
[ 3510.400936] ? bus_find_device+0x12d/0x1a0
[ 3510.400953] i40e_free_vfs+0x754/0x1210 [i40e]
[ 3510.400966] ? i40e_reset_all_vfs+0x880/0x880 [i40e]
[ 3510.400968] ? pci_get_device+0x7c/0x90
[ 3510.400970] ? pci_get_subsys+0x90/0x90
[ 3510.400982] ? pci_vfs_assigned.part.7+0x144/0x210
[ 3510.400987] ? __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x10/0x10
[ 3510.400996] i40e_pci_sriov_configure+0x1fa/0x2e0 [i40e]
[ 3510.401001] sriov_numvfs_store+0x214/0x290
[ 3510.401005] ? sriov_totalvfs_show+0x30/0x30
[ 3510.401007] ? __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x10/0x10
[ 3510.401011] ? __check_object_size+0x15a/0x350
[ 3510.401018] kernfs_fop_write+0x280/0x3f0
[ 3510.401022] vfs_write+0x145/0x440
[ 3510.401025] ksys_write+0xab/0x160
[ 3510.401028] ? __ia32_sys_read+0xb0/0xb0
[ 3510.401031] ? fput_many+0x1a/0x120
[ 3510.401032] ? filp_close+0xf0/0x130
[ 3510.401038] do_syscall_64+0xa0/0x370
[ 3510.401041] ? page_fault+0x8/0x30
[ 3510.401043] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x65/0xca
[ 3510.401073] RIP: 0033:0x7f3a9bb842c0
[ 3510.401079] Code: 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d d8 cb 2c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 83 3d 89 24 2d 00 00 75 10 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 3d
—truncated—

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How to fix CVE-2023-53659

CVE-2023-53659 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iavf: Fix out-of-bounds when setting channels on remove If we set channels greater during iavf_remove(), and waiting reset done would be timeout, then returned with error but changed num_active_queues directly, that will lead to OOB like the following logs. Because the num_active_queues is greater than […]

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 07, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

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