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FKIE_CVE-2023-53853

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-09 16:17 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:46
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netlink: annotate accesses to nlk->cb_running Both netlink_recvmsg() and netlink_native_seq_show() read nlk->cb_running locklessly. Use READ_ONCE() there. Add corresponding WRITE_ONCE() to netlink_dump() and __netlink_dump_start() syzbot reported: BUG: KCSAN: data-race in __netlink_dump_start / netlink_recvmsg write to 0xffff88813ea4db59 of 1 bytes by task 28219 on cpu 0: __netlink_dump_start+0x3af/0x4d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2399 netlink_dump_start include/linux/netlink.h:308 [inline] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x70f/0x8c0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6130 netlink_rcv_skb+0x126/0x220 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2577 rtnetlink_rcv+0x1c/0x20 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6192 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x56f/0x640 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1365 netlink_sendmsg+0x665/0x770 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1942 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:724 [inline] sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:747 [inline] sock_write_iter+0x1aa/0x230 net/socket.c:1138 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:1851 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline] vfs_write+0x463/0x760 fs/read_write.c:584 ksys_write+0xeb/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:637 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:649 [inline] __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:646 [inline] __x64_sys_write+0x42/0x50 fs/read_write.c:646 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd read to 0xffff88813ea4db59 of 1 bytes by task 28222 on cpu 1: netlink_recvmsg+0x3b4/0x730 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2022 sock_recvmsg_nosec+0x4c/0x80 net/socket.c:1017 ____sys_recvmsg+0x2db/0x310 net/socket.c:2718 ___sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2762 [inline] do_recvmmsg+0x2e5/0x710 net/socket.c:2856 __sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2935 [inline] __do_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2958 [inline] __se_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2951 [inline] __x64_sys_recvmmsg+0xe2/0x160 net/socket.c:2951 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd value changed: 0x00 -> 0x01
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02e7afd659a4c9ce1e98fc01ab4c510f3de1f0b3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d5c8b01f1df0461256a6d75854ed806f50645a3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/840a647499b093621167de56ffa8756dfc69f242
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a115dadf8995b1730c36c474401d97355705cb88
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a507022c862e10744a92c4bf5709775450a110ad
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a939d14919b799e6fff8a9c80296ca229ba2f8a4
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e25e9d8a210ed78bdf0f364576dbee13aefadbf8
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f92557f79a60cb142258f5fa7194f327573fadd8
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetlink: annotate accesses to nlk-\u003ecb_running\n\nBoth netlink_recvmsg() and netlink_native_seq_show() read\nnlk-\u003ecb_running locklessly. Use READ_ONCE() there.\n\nAdd corresponding WRITE_ONCE() to netlink_dump() and\n__netlink_dump_start()\n\nsyzbot reported:\nBUG: KCSAN: data-race in __netlink_dump_start / netlink_recvmsg\n\nwrite to 0xffff88813ea4db59 of 1 bytes by task 28219 on cpu 0:\n__netlink_dump_start+0x3af/0x4d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2399\nnetlink_dump_start include/linux/netlink.h:308 [inline]\nrtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x70f/0x8c0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6130\nnetlink_rcv_skb+0x126/0x220 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2577\nrtnetlink_rcv+0x1c/0x20 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6192\nnetlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339 [inline]\nnetlink_unicast+0x56f/0x640 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1365\nnetlink_sendmsg+0x665/0x770 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1942\nsock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:724 [inline]\nsock_sendmsg net/socket.c:747 [inline]\nsock_write_iter+0x1aa/0x230 net/socket.c:1138\ncall_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:1851 [inline]\nnew_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]\nvfs_write+0x463/0x760 fs/read_write.c:584\nksys_write+0xeb/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:637\n__do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:649 [inline]\n__se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:646 [inline]\n__x64_sys_write+0x42/0x50 fs/read_write.c:646\ndo_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]\ndo_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80\nentry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd\n\nread to 0xffff88813ea4db59 of 1 bytes by task 28222 on cpu 1:\nnetlink_recvmsg+0x3b4/0x730 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2022\nsock_recvmsg_nosec+0x4c/0x80 net/socket.c:1017\n____sys_recvmsg+0x2db/0x310 net/socket.c:2718\n___sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2762 [inline]\ndo_recvmmsg+0x2e5/0x710 net/socket.c:2856\n__sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2935 [inline]\n__do_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2958 [inline]\n__se_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2951 [inline]\n__x64_sys_recvmmsg+0xe2/0x160 net/socket.c:2951\ndo_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]\ndo_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80\nentry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd\n\nvalue changed: 0x00 -\u003e 0x01"
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2023-53853",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:46:11.230",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-09T16:17:25.933",
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}



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