CVE-2023-54195
- Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:07.547
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc: Fix timeout of a call that hasn’t yet been granted a channel
afs_make_call() calls rxrpc_kernel_begin_call() to begin a call (which may
get stalled in the background waiting for a connection to become
available); it then calls rxrpc_kernel_set_max_life() to set the timeouts –
but that starts the call timer so the call timer might then expire before
we get a connection assigned – leading to the following oops if the call
stalled:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
…
CPU: 1 PID: 5111 Comm: krxrpcio/0 Not tainted 6.3.0-rc7-build3+ #701
RIP: 0010:rxrpc_alloc_txbuf+0xc0/0x157
…
Call Trace:
rxrpc_send_ACK+0x50/0x13b
rxrpc_input_call_event+0x16a/0x67d
rxrpc_io_thread+0x1b6/0x45f
? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x1f/0x35
? rxrpc_input_packet+0x519/0x519
kthread+0xe7/0xef
? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x1b/0x1b
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
Fix this by noting the timeouts in struct rxrpc_call when the call is
created. The timer will be started when the first packet is transmitted.
It shouldn’t be possible to trigger this directly from userspace through
AF_RXRPC as sendmsg() will return EBUSY if the call is in the
waiting-for-conn state if it dropped out of the wait due to a signal.
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How to fix CVE-2023-54195
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix timeout of a call that hasn’t yet been granted a channel afs_make_call() calls rxrpc_kernel_begin_call() to begin a call (which may get stalled in the background waiting for a connection to become available); it then calls rxrpc_kernel_set_max_life() to set the timeouts – but that […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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- 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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