CVE-2023-54218
- Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:10.067
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: Fix load-tearing on sk->sk_stamp in sock_recv_cmsgs().
KCSAN found a data race in sock_recv_cmsgs() where the read access
to sk->sk_stamp needs READ_ONCE().
BUG: KCSAN: data-race in packet_recvmsg / packet_recvmsg
write (marked) to 0xffff88803c81f258 of 8 bytes by task 19171 on cpu 0:
sock_write_timestamp include/net/sock.h:2670 [inline]
sock_recv_cmsgs include/net/sock.h:2722 [inline]
packet_recvmsg+0xb97/0xd00 net/packet/af_packet.c:3489
sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1019 [inline]
sock_recvmsg+0x11a/0x130 net/socket.c:1040
sock_read_iter+0x176/0x220 net/socket.c:1118
call_read_iter include/linux/fs.h:1845 [inline]
new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:389 [inline]
vfs_read+0x5e0/0x630 fs/read_write.c:470
ksys_read+0x163/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:613
__do_sys_read fs/read_write.c:623 [inline]
__se_sys_read fs/read_write.c:621 [inline]
__x64_sys_read+0x41/0x50 fs/read_write.c:621
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc
read to 0xffff88803c81f258 of 8 bytes by task 19183 on cpu 1:
sock_recv_cmsgs include/net/sock.h:2721 [inline]
packet_recvmsg+0xb64/0xd00 net/packet/af_packet.c:3489
sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1019 [inline]
sock_recvmsg+0x11a/0x130 net/socket.c:1040
sock_read_iter+0x176/0x220 net/socket.c:1118
call_read_iter include/linux/fs.h:1845 [inline]
new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:389 [inline]
vfs_read+0x5e0/0x630 fs/read_write.c:470
ksys_read+0x163/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:613
__do_sys_read fs/read_write.c:623 [inline]
__se_sys_read fs/read_write.c:621 [inline]
__x64_sys_read+0x41/0x50 fs/read_write.c:621
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc
value changed: 0xffffffffc4653600 -> 0x0000000000000000
Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on:
CPU: 1 PID: 19183 Comm: syz-executor.5 Not tainted 6.3.0-rc7-02330-gca6270c12e20 #2
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
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How to fix CVE-2023-54218
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: Fix load-tearing on sk->sk_stamp in sock_recv_cmsgs(). KCSAN found a data race in sock_recv_cmsgs() where the read access to sk->sk_stamp needs READ_ONCE(). BUG: KCSAN: data-race in packet_recvmsg / packet_recvmsg write (marked) to 0xffff88803c81f258 of 8 bytes by task 19171 on cpu 0: sock_write_timestamp include/net/sock.h:2670 [inline] […]
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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