CVE-2023-53731
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2023
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
netlink: fix potential deadlock in netlink_set_err()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netlink: fix potential deadlock in netlink_set_err() syzbot reported a possible deadlock in netlink_set_err() [1] A similar issue was fixed in commit 1d482e666b8e ("netlink: disable IRQs for netlink_lock_table()") in netlink_lock_table() This patch adds IRQ safety to netlink_set_err() and __netlink_diag_dump() which were not covered by cited commit. [1] WARNING: possible irq lock inversion dependency detected 6.4.0-rc6-syzkaller-00240-g4e9f0ec38852 #0 Not tainted syz-executor.2/23011 just changed the state of lock: ffffffff8e1a7a58 (nl_table_lock){.+.?}-{2:2}, at: netlink_set_err+0x2e/0x3a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1612 but this lock was taken by another, SOFTIRQ-safe lock in the past: (&local->queue_stop_reason_lock){..-.}-{2:2} and interrupts could create inverse lock ordering between them. other info that might help us debug this: Possible interrupt unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(nl_table_lock); local_irq_disable(); lock(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock); lock(nl_table_lock); <Interrupt> lock(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock); *** DEADLOCK ***
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82b2ea5f904b3826934df4a00f3b8806272185f6 | affected | git | c09e8e3f7fd432984bf5422302b093d2371dfc48 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 59fba11d649854134c75ad88c8adafa9304ac419 | affected | git | 4b9adb8d4a62ff7608d4a7d4eb42036a88f30980 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 21df0c2e7d195de4a3c650de9361b3037fa6c59a | affected | git | 8f6652ed2ad98fe6d13b903483d9257762ab2ec6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 1d6d43d4805da9b3fa0f5841e8b1083c89868f35 | affected | git | cde7b90e0539a3b11da377e463dfd2288a162dbf | Unavailable | None listed |
| 1d482e666b8e74c7555dbdfbfb77205eeed3ff2d | affected | git | a641240b7e071c5538dc0e7894ece833fce459dd | Unavailable | None listed |
| 1d482e666b8e74c7555dbdfbfb77205eeed3ff2d | affected | git | 61ffe8b1ee084e5c82a4e4bbf9e7b68e0c06e464 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 1d482e666b8e74c7555dbdfbfb77205eeed3ff2d | affected | git | eb8e27c8fa9397b4a7b181c48fa58157dbe9902e | Unavailable | None listed |
| 1d482e666b8e74c7555dbdfbfb77205eeed3ff2d | affected | git | 1556ba034b95cfd4f75ea93c1a2679ae0444bba1 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 1d482e666b8e74c7555dbdfbfb77205eeed3ff2d | affected | git | 8d61f926d42045961e6b65191c09e3678d86a9cf | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5f155c4046200f067b1dc3140ea99ef56e4e0b74 | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| a8e9111a8625dd11e70edd61f7a1ccd26c041442 | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 76cc8e04f38c2bbfcba07f62864a011f142bd40c | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 4.14.237 | affected | semver | 4.14.322 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 4.19.195 | affected | semver | 4.19.291 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.4.126 | affected | semver | 5.4.251 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.44 | affected | semver | 5.10.188 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 4.4.273 | affected | semver | 4.5 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 4.9.273 | affected | semver | 4.10 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.12.11 | affected | semver | 5.13 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.13 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.13 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 4.14.322 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 4.14.* | None listed |
| 4.19.291 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 4.19.* | None listed |
| 5.4.251 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.4.* | None listed |
| 5.10.188 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.121 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.1.39 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.3.13 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.3.* | None listed |
| 6.4.4 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.4.* | None listed |
| 6.5 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |