CVE-2023-53831
- Published: 2025-12-09T16:17:22.017
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: read sk->sk_family once in sk_mc_loop()
syzbot is playing with IPV6_ADDRFORM quite a lot these days,
and managed to hit the WARN_ON_ONCE(1) in sk_mc_loop()
We have many more similar issues to fix.
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1593 at net/core/sock.c:782 sk_mc_loop+0x165/0x260
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 PID: 1593 Comm: kworker/1:3 Not tainted 6.1.40-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/26/2023
Workqueue: events_power_efficient gc_worker
RIP: 0010:sk_mc_loop+0x165/0x260 net/core/sock.c:782
Code: 34 1b fd 49 81 c7 18 05 00 00 4c 89 f8 48 c1 e8 03 42 80 3c 20 00 74 08 4c 89 ff e8 25 36 6d fd 4d 8b 37 eb 13 e8 db 33 1b fd 0b b3 01 eb 34 e8 d0 33 1b fd 45 31 f6 49 83 c6 38 4c 89 f0 48
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000388530 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: ffffffff846d9b55 RBX: 0000000000000011 RCX: ffff88814f884980
RDX: 0000000000000102 RSI: ffffffff87ae5160 RDI: 0000000000000011
RBP: ffffc90000388550 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: ffffffff846d9a65
R10: 0000000000000002 R11: ffff88814f884980 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: ffff88810dbee000 R14: 0000000000000010 R15: ffff888150084000
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8881f6b00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000020000180 CR3: 000000014ee5b000 CR4: 00000000003506e0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
[] ip6_finish_output2+0x33f/0x1ae0 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:83
[] __ip6_finish_output net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:200 [inline]
[] ip6_finish_output+0x6c6/0xb10 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:211
[] NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:298 [inline]
[] ip6_output+0x2bc/0x3d0 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:232
[] dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline]
[] ip6_local_out+0x10f/0x140 net/ipv6/output_core.c:161
[] ipvlan_process_v6_outbound drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:483 [inline]
[] ipvlan_process_outbound drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:529 [inline]
[] ipvlan_xmit_mode_l3 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:602 [inline]
[] ipvlan_queue_xmit+0x1174/0x1be0 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:677
[] ipvlan_start_xmit+0x49/0x100 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c:229
[] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4925 [inline]
[] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3644 [inline]
[] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x320/0x980 net/core/dev.c:3660
[] sch_direct_xmit+0x2a0/0x9c0 net/sched/sch_generic.c:342
[] qdisc_restart net/sched/sch_generic.c:407 [inline]
[] __qdisc_run+0xb13/0x1e70 net/sched/sch_generic.c:415
[] qdisc_run+0xd6/0x260 include/net/pkt_sched.h:125
[] net_tx_action+0x7ac/0x940 net/core/dev.c:5247
[] __do_softirq+0x2bd/0x9bd kernel/softirq.c:599
[] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:430 [inline]
[] __irq_exit_rcu+0xc8/0x170 kernel/softirq.c:683
[] irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:695
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How to fix CVE-2023-53831
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: read sk->sk_family once in sk_mc_loop() syzbot is playing with IPV6_ADDRFORM quite a lot these days, and managed to hit the WARN_ON_ONCE(1) in sk_mc_loop() We have many more similar issues to fix. WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1593 at net/core/sock.c:782 sk_mc_loop+0x165/0x260 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 […]
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
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