CVE-2023-53342 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-53342
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-2023-53342 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕜 18 Sep 2025, 13:43 UTC
Originally published on: 🕒 17 Sep 2025, 15:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2023-53342 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-53342: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: marvell: prestera: fix handling IPv4 routes with nhid Fix handling IPv4 routes referencing a nexthop via its id by replacing calls to fib_info_nh() with fib_info_nhc(). Trying to add an IPv4 route referencing a nextop via nhid: $ ip link set up swp5 $ ip a a 10.0.0.1/24 dev swp5 $ ip nexthop add dev swp5 id 20 via 10.0.0.2 $ ip route add 10.0.1.0/24 nhid 20 triggers warnings when trying to handle the route: [ 528.805763] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 528.810437] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 53 at include/net/nexthop.h:468 __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera] [ 528.820434] Modules linked in: prestera_pci act_gact act_police sch_ingress cls_u32 cls_flower prestera arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_led(O) arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_cpld(O) [last unloaded: prestera_pci] [ 528.837485] CPU: 3 PID: 53 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Tainted: G O 6.4.5 #1 [ 528.845178] Hardware name: delta,tn48m-dn (DT) [ 528.849641] Workqueue: prestera_ordered __prestera_router_fib_event_work [prestera] [ 528.857352] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 528.864347] pc : __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera] [ 528.870135] lr : prestera_k_arb_fib_evt+0xb20/0xd50 [prestera] [ 528.876007] sp : ffff80000b20bc90 [ 528.879336] x29: ffff80000b20bc90 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff0001374d3a48 [ 528.886510] x26: ffff000105604000 x25: ffff000134af8a28 x24: ffff0001374d3800 [ 528.893683] x23: ffff000101c89148 x22: ffff000101c89000 x21: ffff000101c89200 [ 528.900855] x20: ffff00013641fda0 x19: ffff800009d01088 x18: 0000000000000059 [ 528.908027] x17: 0000000000000277 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000 [ 528.915198] x14: 0000000000000003 x13: 00000000000fe400 x12: 0000000000000000 [ 528.922371] x11: 0000000000000002 x10: 0000000000000aa0 x9 : ffff8000013d2020 [ 528.929543] x8 : 0000000000000018 x7 : 000000007b1703f8 x6 : 000000001ca72f86 [ 528.936715] x5 : 0000000033399ea7 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : ffff0001374d3acc [ 528.943886] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff00010200de00 x0 : ffff000134ae3f80 [ 528.951058] Call trace: [ 528.953516] __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera] [ 528.958952] __prestera_router_fib_event_work+0x100/0x158 [prestera] [ 528.965348] process_one_work+0x208/0x488 [ 528.969387] worker_thread+0x4c/0x430 [ 528.973068] kthread+0x120/0x138 [ 528.976313] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 528.979909] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- [ 528.984998] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 528.989645] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 53 at include/net/nexthop.h:468 __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera] [ 528.999628] Modules linked in: prestera_pci act_gact act_police sch_ingress cls_u32 cls_flower prestera arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_led(O) arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_cpld(O) [last unloaded: prestera_pci] [ 529.016676] CPU: 3 PID: 53 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Tainted: G W O 6.4.5 #1 [ 529.024368] Hardware name: delta,tn48m-dn (DT) [ 529.028830] Workqueue: prestera_ordered __prestera_router_fib_event_work [prestera] [ 529.036539] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 529.043533] pc : __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera] [ 529.049318] lr : __prestera_k_arb_fc_apply+0x280/0x2f8 [prestera] [ 529.055452] sp : ffff80000b20bc60 [ 529.058781] x29: ffff80000b20bc60 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff0001374d3a48 [ 529.065953] x26: ffff000105604000 x25: ffff000134af8a28 x24: ffff0001374d3800 [ 529.073126] x23: ffff000101c89148 x22: ffff000101c89148 x21: ffff00013641fda0 [ 529.080299] x20: ffff000101c89000 x19: ffff000101c89020 x18: 0000000000000059 [ 529.087471] x17: 0000000000000277 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000 [ 529.094642] x14: 0000000000000003 x13: 00000000000fe400 x12: 0000000000000000 [ 529.101814] x11: 0000000000000002 x10: 0000000000000aa0 x9 : ffff8000013cee80 [ 529.108985] x8 : 0000000000000018 x7 : 000000007b1703f8 x6 ---truncated---

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-53342

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-53342 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-2023-53342

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2023-53342.

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-2023-53342, 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-2023-53342, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2023-53342 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2023-53342 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2023-53342 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2023-53342 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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