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CVE-2023-53987— ping: Fix potentail NULL deref for /proc/net/icmp.

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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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/proc/net/icmp使用了错误的锁机制，可能导致空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 5.0 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.20% · P9

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux dbca1596bbb08318f5e3b3b99f8ca0a0d3830a65< 5a08a32e624908890aa0a2eb442bb6a7669891a8 affected
dbca1596bbb08318f5e3b3b99f8ca0a0d3830a65< 176cbb6da28f36506cc60a4bec4ab8df0c16713a affected
dbca1596bbb08318f5e3b3b99f8ca0a0d3830a65< ab5fb73ffa01072b4d8031cc05801fa1cb653bee affected
de3d723a3985f282a8c9e468d1e198616eb291c8 affected
5.19.2< 5.20 affected
6.0 affected
< 6.0 unaffected
6.1.24≤ 6.1.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-53987

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
ping: Fix potentail NULL deref for /proc/net/icmp.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ping: Fix potentail NULL deref for /proc/net/icmp. After commit dbca1596bbb0 ("ping: convert to RCU lookups, get rid of rwlock"), we use RCU for ping sockets, but we should use spinlock for /proc/net/icmp to avoid a potential NULL deref mentioned in the previous patch. Let's go back to using spinlock there. Note we can convert ping sockets to use hlist instead of hlist_nulls because we do not use SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU for ping sockets.
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/proc/net/icmp使用了错误的锁机制，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

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux dbca1596bbb08318f5e3b3b99f8ca0a0d3830a65 ~ 5a08a32e624908890aa0a2eb442bb6a7669891a8 -
Linux Linux 6.0 -

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Other References for CVE-2023-53987 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-12-24 · 322 CVEs total

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CVE-2023-53867 9.8 CRITICAL ceph: fix potential use-after-free bug when trimming caps
CVE-2025-68726 9.8 CRITICAL crypto: aead - Fix reqsize handling
CVE-2023-54094 9.8 CRITICAL net: prevent skb corruption on frag list segmentation
CVE-2023-54090 9.8 CRITICAL ixgbe: Fix panic during XDP_TX with > 64 CPUs
CVE-2022-50717 9.8 CRITICAL nvmet-tcp: add bounds check on Transfer Tag
CVE-2023-54076 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: fix missed ses refcounting
CVE-2025-68359 9.8 CRITICAL btrfs: fix double free of qgroup record after failure to add delayed ref head
CVE-2025-68745 9.8 CRITICAL scsi: qla2xxx: Clear cmds after chip reset
CVE-2023-53996 9.3 CRITICAL x86/sev: Make enc_dec_hypercall() accept a size instead of npages
CVE-2022-50732 8.8 HIGH staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx()
CVE-2023-54060 8.8 HIGH iommufd: Set end correctly when doing batch carry
CVE-2025-68736 8.8 HIGH landlock: Fix handling of disconnected directories
CVE-2023-54092 8.8 HIGH KVM: s390: pv: fix index value of replaced ASCE
CVE-2023-54071 8.8 HIGH wifi: rtw88: use work to update rate to avoid RCU warning
CVE-2023-54043 8.8 HIGH iommufd: Do not add the same hwpt to the ioas->hwpt_list twice
CVE-2023-54040 8.8 HIGH ice: fix wrong fallback logic for FDIR
CVE-2023-54120 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: Fix race condition in hidp_session_thread
CVE-2023-53986 8.6 HIGH mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1
CVE-2022-50746 8.4 HIGH erofs: validate the extent length for uncompressed pclusters

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