Linux Kernel net skb_pull denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel. This affects the function skb_pull of the component net. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-53104. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel (affected version unknown). This affects the function skb_pull of the component net. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: smsc75xx: Move packet length check to prevent kernel panic in skb_pull Packet length check needs to be located after size and align_count calculation to prevent kernel panic in skb_pull() in case rx_cmd_a & RX_CMD_A_RED evaluates to true.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-53104 since 05/02/2025. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying the patch 5c96eeba93980c5cef5176a4bac0ddb722fd57dc/89441504d66d116eb5ce58c132f58cdcca5b498a/e0d07a3203c36d073af2177edfc6b070220a60cb/2cc46ed406bb325f10a251b03d9a83ae67b3d3d8/7bf0eac3fdd2d25f5c6ceab63e3e4902e274f7ee/4caee8e7d91e4f06f21881726da9c1bb2cd6e4fa/181e9db5caec4daae57a58675a1ceaa47348958f/43ffe6caccc7a1bb9d7442fbab521efbf6c1378c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Patch: 5c96eeba93980c5cef5176a4bac0ddb722fd57dc/89441504d66d116eb5ce58c132f58cdcca5b498a/e0d07a3203c36d073af2177edfc6b070220a60cb/2cc46ed406bb325f10a251b03d9a83ae67b3d3d8/7bf0eac3fdd2d25f5c6ceab63e3e4902e274f7ee/4caee8e7d91e4f06f21881726da9c1bb2cd6e4fa/181e9db5caec4daae57a58675a1ceaa47348958f/43ffe6caccc7a1bb9d7442fbab521efbf6c1378c

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-53104 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-53104
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307287

Entryinfo

Created: 05/02/2025 20:03
Changes: 05/02/2025 20:03 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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