CVE-2023-54318

EPSS 0.0%
  • Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:21.090

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

net/smc: use smc_lgr_list.lock to protect smc_lgr_list.list iterate in smcr_port_add

While doing smcr_port_add, there maybe linkgroup add into or delete
from smc_lgr_list.list at the same time, which may result kernel crash.
So, use smc_lgr_list.lock to protect smc_lgr_list.list iterate in
smcr_port_add.

The crash calltrace show below:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
CPU: 0 PID: 559726 Comm: kworker/0:92 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G
Hardware name: Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud ECS, BIOS 449e491 04/01/2014
Workqueue: events smc_ib_port_event_work [smc]
RIP: 0010:smcr_port_add+0xa6/0xf0 [smc]
RSP: 0000:ffffa5a2c8f67de0 EFLAGS: 00010297
RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: ffff9935e0650000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000010 RSI: ffff9935e0654290 RDI: ffff9935c8560000
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff9934c0401918
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffffffffb4a5c278 R12: ffff99364029aae4
R13: ffff99364029aa00 R14: 00000000ffffffed R15: ffff99364029ab08
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff994380600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000f06a10003 CR4: 0000000002770ef0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
smc_ib_port_event_work+0x18f/0x380 [smc]
process_one_work+0x19b/0x340
worker_thread+0x30/0x370
? process_one_work+0x340/0x340
kthread+0x114/0x130
? __kthread_cancel_work+0x50/0x50
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30

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How to fix CVE-2023-54318

CVE-2023-54318 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: use smc_lgr_list.lock to protect smc_lgr_list.list iterate in smcr_port_add While doing smcr_port_add, there maybe linkgroup add into or delete from smc_lgr_list.list at the same time, which may result kernel crash. So, use smc_lgr_list.lock to protect smc_lgr_list.list iterate in smcr_port_add. The crash calltrace show below: BUG: […]

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

Dec 30, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Dec 30, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

Detection Rules & IOCs

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