CVE-2023-53110

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fix NULL sndbuf_desc in smc_cdc_tx_handler() When performing a stress test on SMC-R by rmmod mlx5_ib driver during the wrk/nginx test, we found that there is a probability of triggering a panic while terminating all link groups. This issue dues to the race between smc_smcr_terminate_all() and smc_buf_create(). smc_smcr_terminate_all smc_buf_create /* init */ conn->sndbuf_desc = NULL; ... __smc_lgr_terminate smc_conn_kill smc_close_abort smc_cdc_get_slot_and_msg_send __softirqentry_text_start smc_wr_tx_process_cqe smc_cdc_tx_handler READ(conn->sndbuf_desc->len); /* panic dues to NULL sndbuf_desc */ conn->sndbuf_desc = xxx; This patch tries to fix the issue by always to check the sndbuf_desc before send any cdc msg, to make sure that no null pointer is seen during cqe processing.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22a825c541d775c1dbe7b2402786025acad6727b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31817c530768b0199771ec6019571b4f0ddbf230	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c270435db8aa34929263dddae8fd050f5216ecb	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ebac7cf0a184a8102821a7a00203f02bebda83c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b108bd9e6be000492ebebe867daa699285978a10	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-05-02 16:15

Updated : 2025-11-10 17:53

NVD link : CVE-2023-53110

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53110

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53110

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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