CVE-2023-53141 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-53141
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2023-53141 Details

Status: Received on 02 May 2025, 16:15 UTC

Published on: 02 May 2025, 16:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2023-53141 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-53141: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ila: do not generate empty messages in ila_xlat_nl_cmd_get_mapping() ila_xlat_nl_cmd_get_mapping() generates an empty skb, triggerring a recent sanity check [1]. Instead, return an error code, so that user space can get it. [1] skb_assert_len WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5923 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 skb_assert_len include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5923 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1bc0/0x3488 net/core/dev.c:4156 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 5923 Comm: syz-executor269 Not tainted 6.2.0-syzkaller-18300-g2ebd1fbb946d #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/21/2023 pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : skb_assert_len include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 [inline] pc : __dev_queue_xmit+0x1bc0/0x3488 net/core/dev.c:4156 lr : skb_assert_len include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 [inline] lr : __dev_queue_xmit+0x1bc0/0x3488 net/core/dev.c:4156 sp : ffff80001e0d6c40 x29: ffff80001e0d6e60 x28: dfff800000000000 x27: ffff0000c86328c0 x26: dfff800000000000 x25: ffff0000c8632990 x24: ffff0000c8632a00 x23: 0000000000000000 x22: 1fffe000190c6542 x21: ffff0000c8632a10 x20: ffff0000c8632a00 x19: ffff80001856e000 x18: ffff80001e0d5fc0 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffff80001235d16c x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000001 x12: 0000000000000001 x11: ff80800008353a30 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 21567eaf25bfb600 x8 : 21567eaf25bfb600 x7 : 0000000000000001 x6 : 0000000000000001 x5 : ffff80001e0d6558 x4 : ffff800015c74760 x3 : ffff800008596744 x2 : 0000000000000001 x1 : 0000000100000000 x0 : 000000000000000e Call trace: skb_assert_len include/linux/skbuff.h:2527 [inline] __dev_queue_xmit+0x1bc0/0x3488 net/core/dev.c:4156 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3033 [inline] __netlink_deliver_tap_skb net/netlink/af_netlink.c:307 [inline] __netlink_deliver_tap+0x45c/0x6f8 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:325 netlink_deliver_tap+0xf4/0x174 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:338 __netlink_sendskb net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1283 [inline] netlink_sendskb+0x6c/0x154 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1292 netlink_unicast+0x334/0x8d4 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1380 nlmsg_unicast include/net/netlink.h:1099 [inline] genlmsg_unicast include/net/genetlink.h:433 [inline] genlmsg_reply include/net/genetlink.h:443 [inline] ila_xlat_nl_cmd_get_mapping+0x620/0x7d0 net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c:493 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:968 [inline] genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1048 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x938/0xc1c net/netlink/genetlink.c:1065 netlink_rcv_skb+0x214/0x3c4 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2574 genl_rcv+0x38/0x50 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1076 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x660/0x8d4 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1365 netlink_sendmsg+0x800/0xae0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1942 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:734 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x558/0x844 net/socket.c:2479 ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2533 [inline] __sys_sendmsg+0x26c/0x33c net/socket.c:2562 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2571 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2569 [inline] __arm64_sys_sendmsg+0x80/0x94 net/socket.c:2569 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2c0 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52 el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:142 do_el0_svc+0x64/0x198 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:193 el0_svc+0x58/0x168 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:591 irq event stamp: 136484 hardirqs last enabled at (136483): [<ffff800008350244>] __up_console_sem+0x60/0xb4 kernel/printk/printk.c:345 hardirqs last disabled at (136484): [<ffff800012358d60>] el1_dbg+0x24/0x80 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:405 softirqs last enabled at (136418): [<ffff800008020ea8>] softirq_ha ---truncated---

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-53141

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-53141 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2023-53141

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2023-53141.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2023-53141, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2023-53141, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2023-53141 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2023-53141 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2023-53141 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2023-53141 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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