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CVE-2023-53105

net/mlx5e: Fix cleanup null-ptr deref on encap lock

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix cleanup null-ptr deref on encap lock During module is unloaded while a peer tc flow is still offloaded,
first the peer uplink rep profile is changed to a nic profile, and so
neigh encap lock is destroyed. Next during unload, the VF reps netdevs
are unregistered which causes the original non-peer tc flow to be deleted,
which deletes the peer flow. The peer flow deletion detaches the encap
entry and try to take the already destroyed encap lock, causing the
below trace. Fix this by clearing peer flows during tc eswitch cleanup
(mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup()). Relevant trace:
[ 4316.837128] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000001d8
[ 4316.842239] RIP: 0010:__mutex_lock+0xb5/0xc40
[ 4316.851897] Call Trace:
[ 4316.852481] <TASK>
[ 4316.857214] mlx5e_rep_neigh_entry_release+0x93/0x790 [mlx5_core]
[ 4316.858258] mlx5e_rep_encap_entry_detach+0xa7/0xf0 [mlx5_core]
[ 4316.859134] mlx5e_encap_dealloc+0xa3/0xf0 [mlx5_core]
[ 4316.859867] clean_encap_dests.part.0+0x5c/0xe0 [mlx5_core]
[ 4316.860605] mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow+0x32a/0x810 [mlx5_core]
[ 4316.862609] __mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_peer_flow+0x1a2/0x250 [mlx5_core]
[ 4316.863394] mlx5e_tc_del_flow+0x(/0x630 [mlx5_core]
[ 4316.864090] mlx5e_flow_put+0x5f/0x100 [mlx5_core]
[ 4316.864771] mlx5e_delete_flower+0x4de/0xa40 [mlx5_core]
[ 4316.865486] tc_setup_cb_reoffload+0x20/0x80
[ 4316.865905] fl_reoffload+0x47c/0x510 [cls_flower]
[ 4316.869181] tcf_block_playback_offloads+0x91/0x1d0
[ 4316.869649] tcf_block_unbind+0xe7/0x1b0
[ 4316.870049] tcf_block_offload_cmd.isra.0+0x1ee/0x270
[ 4316.879266] tcf_block_offload_unbind+0x61/0xa0
[ 4316.879711] __tcf_block_put+0xa4/0x310

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix cleanup null-ptr deref on encap lock During module is unloaded while a peer tc flow is still offloaded, first the peer uplink rep profile is changed to a nic profile, and so neigh encap lock is destroyed. Next during unload, the VF reps netdevs are unregistered which causes the original non-peer tc flow to be deleted, which deletes the peer flow. The peer flow deletion detaches the encap entry and try to take the already destroyed encap lock, causing the below trace. Fix this by clearing peer flows during tc eswitch cleanup (mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup()). Relevant trace: [ 4316.837128] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000001d8 [ 4316.842239] RIP: 0010:__mutex_lock+0xb5/0xc40 [ 4316.851897] Call Trace: [ 4316.852481] <TASK> [ 4316.857214] mlx5e_rep_neigh_entry_release+0x93/0x790 [mlx5_core] [ 4316.858258] mlx5e_rep_encap_entry_detach+0xa7/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [ 4316.859134] mlx5e_encap_dealloc+0xa3/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [ 4316.859867] clean_encap_dests.part.0+0x5c/0xe0 [mlx5_core] [ 4316.860605] mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow+0x32a/0x810 [mlx5_core] [ 4316.862609] __mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_peer_flow+0x1a2/0x250 [mlx5_core] [ 4316.863394] mlx5e_tc_del_flow+0x(/0x630 [mlx5_core] [ 4316.864090] mlx5e_flow_put+0x5f/0x100 [mlx5_core] [ 4316.864771] mlx5e_delete_flower+0x4de/0xa40 [mlx5_core] [ 4316.865486] tc_setup_cb_reoffload+0x20/0x80 [ 4316.865905] fl_reoffload+0x47c/0x510 [cls_flower] [ 4316.869181] tcf_block_playback_offloads+0x91/0x1d0 [ 4316.869649] tcf_block_unbind+0xe7/0x1b0 [ 4316.870049] tcf_block_offload_cmd.isra.0+0x1ee/0x270 [ 4316.879266] tcf_block_offload_unbind+0x61/0xa0 [ 4316.879711] __tcf_block_put+0xa4/0x310

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-05-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-05-02 CVE Published
  • 2025-05-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.0 < 6.1.21
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en
Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.0 < 6.2.8
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en
Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
>= 5.0 < 6.3
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en
Affected