Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-53088)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-53088). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mptcp: fix UaF in listener shutdown
As reported by Christoph after having refactored the passive
socket initialization, the mptcp listener shutdown path is prone
to an UaF issue.
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x73/0xe0
Write of size 4 at addr ffff88810cb23098 by task syz-executor731/1266
CPU: 1 PID: 1266 Comm: syz-executor731 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc59af4eaa31c1f6c00c8f1e448ed99a45c66340dd5 #6
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x6e/0x91
print_report+0x16a/0x46f
kasan_report+0xad/0x130
kasan_check_range+0x14a/0x1a0
_raw_spin_lock_bh+0x73/0xe0
subflow_error_report+0x6d/0x110
sk_error_report+0x3b/0x190
tcp_disconnect+0x138c/0x1aa0
inet_child_forget+0x6f/0x2e0
inet_csk_listen_stop+0x209/0x1060
__mptcp_close_ssk+0x52d/0x610
mptcp_destroy_common+0x165/0x640
mptcp_destroy+0x13/0x80
__mptcp_destroy_sock+0xe7/0x270
__mptcp_close+0x70e/0x9b0
mptcp_close+0x2b/0x150
inet_release+0xe9/0x1f0
__sock_release+0xd2/0x280
sock_close+0x15/0x20
__fput+0x252/0xa20
task_work_run+0x169/0x250
exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x113/0x120
syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1d/0x40
do_syscall_64+0x48/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc
The msk grace period can legitly expire in between the last
reference count dropped in mptcp_…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-53088 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2023-53088" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-53088 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53088 linux Fixed in: 6.1.25-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53088 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org