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CVE-2023-53601— bonding: do not assume skb mac_header is set

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Affected
Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于假设skb mac_header已设置，可能导致空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 6.5 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.14% · P3

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1498 · Network Denial of Service

Affected Version Matrix 12

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 7b8fc0103bb51d1d3e1fb5fd67958612e709f883< 029d892b05fc5e42a1b1c0665f62cb3e4b23e6dc affected
7b8fc0103bb51d1d3e1fb5fd67958612e709f883< 37b6143376a578265add04f35161b257eeb84a5e affected
7b8fc0103bb51d1d3e1fb5fd67958612e709f883< c96cc3d9acaca53d9a81c884c23f1224b61c829b affected
7b8fc0103bb51d1d3e1fb5fd67958612e709f883< bc16fc63592c419357dd4c4d82d50762102a60ef affected
7b8fc0103bb51d1d3e1fb5fd67958612e709f883< 6a940abdef3162e5723f1495b8a49859d1708f79 affected
5.12 affected
< 5.12 unaffected
5.15.121≤ 5.15.* unaffected
… +4 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-53601

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Vulnerability Title
bonding: do not assume skb mac_header is set
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: do not assume skb mac_header is set Drivers must not assume in their ndo_start_xmit() that skbs have their mac_header set. skb->data is all what is needed. bonding seems to be one of the last offender as caught by syzbot: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 12155 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2907 skb_mac_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:2913 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 12155 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2907 bond_xmit_hash drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4170 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 12155 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2907 bond_xmit_3ad_xor_slave_get drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5149 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 12155 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2907 bond_3ad_xor_xmit drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5186 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 12155 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2907 __bond_start_xmit drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5442 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 12155 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2907 bond_start_xmit+0x14ab/0x19d0 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5470 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 12155 Comm: syz-executor.3 Not tainted 6.1.30-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/25/2023 RIP: 0010:skb_mac_header include/linux/skbuff.h:2907 [inline] RIP: 0010:skb_mac_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:2913 [inline] RIP: 0010:bond_xmit_hash drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4170 [inline] RIP: 0010:bond_xmit_3ad_xor_slave_get drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5149 [inline] RIP: 0010:bond_3ad_xor_xmit drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5186 [inline] RIP: 0010:__bond_start_xmit drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5442 [inline] RIP: 0010:bond_start_xmit+0x14ab/0x19d0 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5470 Code: 8b 7c 24 30 e8 76 dd 1a 01 48 85 c0 74 0d 48 89 c3 e8 29 67 2e fe e9 15 ef ff ff e8 1f 67 2e fe e9 10 ef ff ff e8 15 67 2e fe <0f> 0b e9 45 f8 ff ff e8 09 67 2e fe e9 dc fa ff ff e8 ff 66 2e fe RSP: 0018:ffffc90002fff6e0 EFLAGS: 00010283 RAX: ffffffff835874db RBX: 000000000000ffff RCX: 0000000000040000 RDX: ffffc90004dcf000 RSI: 00000000000000b5 RDI: 00000000000000b6 RBP: ffffc90002fff8b8 R08: ffffffff83586d16 R09: ffffffff83586584 R10: 0000000000000007 R11: ffff8881599fc780 R12: ffff88811b6a7b7e R13: 1ffff110236d4f6f R14: ffff88811b6a7ac0 R15: 1ffff110236d4f76 FS: 00007f2e9eb47700(0000) GS:ffff8881f6b00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000001b2e421000 CR3: 000000010e6d4000 CR4: 00000000003526e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> [<ffffffff8471a49f>] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4925 [inline] [<ffffffff8471a49f>] __dev_direct_xmit+0x4ef/0x850 net/core/dev.c:4380 [<ffffffff851d845b>] dev_direct_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3043 [inline] [<ffffffff851d845b>] packet_direct_xmit+0x18b/0x300 net/packet/af_packet.c:284 [<ffffffff851c7472>] packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3112 [inline] [<ffffffff851c7472>] packet_sendmsg+0x4a22/0x64d0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3143 [<ffffffff8467a4b2>] sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:716 [inline] [<ffffffff8467a4b2>] sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:736 [inline] [<ffffffff8467a4b2>] __sys_sendto+0x472/0x5f0 net/socket.c:2139 [<ffffffff8467a715>] __do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2151 [inline] [<ffffffff8467a715>] __se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2147 [inline] [<ffffffff8467a715>] __x64_sys_sendto+0xe5/0x100 net/socket.c:2147 [<ffffffff8553071f>] do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] [<ffffffff8553071f>] do_syscall_64+0x2f/0x50 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 [<ffffffff85600087>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于假设skb mac_header已设置，可能导致空指针取消引用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux 7b8fc0103bb51d1d3e1fb5fd67958612e709f883 ~ 029d892b05fc5e42a1b1c0665f62cb3e4b23e6dc -
Linux Linux 5.12 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2023-53601 (5)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-10-04 · 144 CVEs total

CVE-2025-39932 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: let smbd_destroy() call disable_work_sync(&info->post_send_credits_work)
CVE-2025-39948 9.8 CRITICAL ice: fix Rx page leak on multi-buffer frames
CVE-2025-39946 9.8 CRITICAL tls: make sure to abort the stream if headers are bogus
CVE-2025-39933 9.4 CRITICAL smb: client: let recv_done verify data_offset, data_length and remaining_data_length
CVE-2025-39943 9.4 CRITICAL ksmbd: smbdirect: validate data_offset and data_length field of smb_direct_data_transfer
CVE-2023-53600 9.1 CRITICAL tunnels: fix kasan splat when generating ipv4 pmtu error
CVE-2023-53615 8.8 HIGH scsi: qla2xxx: Fix deletion race condition
CVE-2025-39952 8.8 HIGH wifi: wilc1000: avoid buffer overflow in WID string configuration
CVE-2023-53589 8.8 HIGH wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't trust firmware n_channels
CVE-2023-53586 8.8 HIGH scsi: target: Fix multiple LUN_RESET handling
CVE-2022-50493 8.8 HIGH scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash when I/O abort times out
CVE-2023-53598 8.4 HIGH bus: mhi: host: Range check CHDBOFF and ERDBOFF
CVE-2023-53566 7.8 HIGH netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: fix null deref on element insertion
CVE-2023-53536 7.8 HIGH blk-crypto: make blk_crypto_evict_key() more robust
CVE-2023-53560 7.8 HIGH tracing/histograms: Add histograms to hist_vars if they have referenced variables
CVE-2023-53559 7.8 HIGH ip_vti: fix potential slab-use-after-free in decode_session6
CVE-2023-53557 7.8 HIGH fprobe: Release rethook after the ftrace_ops is unregistered
CVE-2023-53537 7.8 HIGH f2fs: fix to avoid use-after-free for cached IPU bio
CVE-2023-53539 7.8 HIGH RDMA/rxe: Fix incomplete state save in rxe_requester
CVE-2023-53545 7.8 HIGH drm/amdgpu: unmap and remove csa_va properly

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