Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-53107)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-53107). 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:
veth: Fix use after free in XDP_REDIRECT
Commit 718a18a0c8a6 ("veth: Rework veth_xdp_rcv_skb in order
to accept non-linear skb") introduced a bug where it tried to
use pskb_expand_head() if the headroom was less than
XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM. This however uses kmalloc to expand the head,
which will later allow consume_skb() to free the skb while is it still
in use by AF_XDP.
Previously if the headroom was less than XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM we
continued on to allocate a new skb from pages so this restores that
behavior.
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __xsk_rcv+0x18d/0x2c0
Read of size 78 at addr ffff888976250154 by task napi/iconduit-g/148640
CPU: 5 PID: 148640 Comm: napi/iconduit-g Kdump: loaded Tainted: G O 6.1.4-cloudflare-kasan-2023.1.2 #1
Hardware name: Quanta Computer Inc. QuantaPlex T41S-2U/S2S-MB, BIOS S2S_3B10.03 06/21/2018
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x48
print_report+0x170/0x473
? __xsk_rcv+0x18d/0x2c0
kasan_report+0xad/0x130
? __xsk_rcv+0x18d/0x2c0
kasan_check_range+0x149/0x1a0
memcpy+0x20/0x60
__xsk_rcv+0x18d/0x2c0
__xsk_map_redirect+0x1f3/0x490
? veth_xdp_rcv_skb+0x89c/0x1ba0 [veth]
xdp_do_redirect+0x5ca/0xd60
veth_xdp_rcv_skb+0x935/0x1ba0 [veth]
? __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x671/0x920
? veth_xdp+0x670/0x670 [veth]
veth_xdp_rcv+0x304/0xa20 [veth]
? do_xdp_generic+0x150/0x150
? veth_xdp_rcv_one+0xde0/0xde0 [veth]
? _raw_spin_lock_bh+0xe0/0x…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-53107 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-2023-53107" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-53107 (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-2023-53107 linux Fixed in: 6.1.25-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53107 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