FKIE_CVE-2023-53731
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-10-22 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:45
Severity
Summary
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 ***
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
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"net/netlink/af_netlink.c",
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],
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"vendor": "Linux",
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
{
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"status": "affected",
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},
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.19.195",
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},
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"versionType": "semver"
},
{
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"version": "5.10.44",
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},
{
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},
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},
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}
]
},
{
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"net/netlink/diag.c"
],
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"vendor": "Linux",
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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"versionType": "semver"
},
{
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"versionType": "semver"
},
{
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}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetlink: fix potential deadlock in netlink_set_err()\n\nsyzbot reported a possible deadlock in netlink_set_err() [1]\n\nA similar issue was fixed in commit 1d482e666b8e (\"netlink: disable IRQs\nfor netlink_lock_table()\") in netlink_lock_table()\n\nThis patch adds IRQ safety to netlink_set_err() and __netlink_diag_dump()\nwhich were not covered by cited commit.\n\n[1]\n\nWARNING: possible irq lock inversion dependency detected\n6.4.0-rc6-syzkaller-00240-g4e9f0ec38852 #0 Not tainted\n\nsyz-executor.2/23011 just changed the state of lock:\nffffffff8e1a7a58 (nl_table_lock){.+.?}-{2:2}, at: netlink_set_err+0x2e/0x3a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1612\nbut this lock was taken by another, SOFTIRQ-safe lock in the past:\n (\u0026local-\u003equeue_stop_reason_lock){..-.}-{2:2}\n\nand interrupts could create inverse lock ordering between them.\n\nother info that might help us debug this:\n Possible interrupt unsafe locking scenario:\n\n CPU0 CPU1\n ---- ----\n lock(nl_table_lock);\n local_irq_disable();\n lock(\u0026local-\u003equeue_stop_reason_lock);\n lock(nl_table_lock);\n \u003cInterrupt\u003e\n lock(\u0026local-\u003equeue_stop_reason_lock);\n\n *** DEADLOCK ***"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2023-53731",
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:45:58.170",
"metrics": {},
"published": "2025-10-22T14:15:48.423",
"references": [
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"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1556ba034b95cfd4f75ea93c1a2679ae0444bba1"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b9adb8d4a62ff7608d4a7d4eb42036a88f30980"
},
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"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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},
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"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}
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