CVE-2023-53347 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-53347
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-2023-53347 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

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

CVSS Release:

CVE-2023-53347 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-53347: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Handle pairing of E-switch via uplink un/load APIs In case user switch a device from switchdev mode to legacy mode, mlx5 first unpair the E-switch and afterwards unload the uplink vport. From the other hand, in case user remove or reload a device, mlx5 first unload the uplink vport and afterwards unpair the E-switch. The latter is causing a bug[1], hence, handle pairing of E-switch as part of uplink un/load APIs. [1] In case VF_LAG is used, every tc fdb flow is duplicated to the peer esw. However, the original esw keeps a pointer to this duplicated flow, not the peer esw. e.g.: if user create tc fdb flow over esw0, the flow is duplicated over esw1, in FW/HW, but in SW, esw0 keeps a pointer to the duplicated flow. During module unload while a peer tc fdb flow is still offloaded, in case the first device to be removed is the peer device (esw1 in the example above), the peer net-dev is destroyed, and so the mlx5e_priv is memset to 0. Afterwards, the peer device is trying to unpair himself from the original device (esw0 in the example above). Unpair API invoke the original device to clear peer flow from its eswitch (esw0), but the peer flow, which is stored over the original eswitch (esw0), is trying to use the peer mlx5e_priv, which is memset to 0 and result in bellow kernel-oops. [ 157.964081 ] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 000000000002ce60 [ 157.964662 ] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 157.965123 ] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 157.965582 ] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 157.965866 ] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP [ 157.967670 ] RIP: 0010:mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow+0x48/0x460 [mlx5_core] [ 157.976164 ] Call Trace: [ 157.976437 ] <TASK> [ 157.976690 ] __mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_peer_flow+0xe6/0x100 [mlx5_core] [ 157.977230 ] mlx5e_tc_clean_fdb_peer_flows+0x67/0x90 [mlx5_core] [ 157.977767 ] mlx5_esw_offloads_unpair+0x2d/0x1e0 [mlx5_core] [ 157.984653 ] mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_event+0xbf/0x130 [mlx5_core] [ 157.985212 ] mlx5_devcom_send_event+0xa3/0xb0 [mlx5_core] [ 157.985714 ] esw_offloads_disable+0x5a/0x110 [mlx5_core] [ 157.986209 ] mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked+0x152/0x170 [mlx5_core] [ 157.986757 ] mlx5_eswitch_disable+0x51/0x80 [mlx5_core] [ 157.987248 ] mlx5_unload+0x2a/0xb0 [mlx5_core] [ 157.987678 ] mlx5_uninit_one+0x5f/0xd0 [mlx5_core] [ 157.988127 ] remove_one+0x64/0xe0 [mlx5_core] [ 157.988549 ] pci_device_remove+0x31/0xa0 [ 157.988933 ] device_release_driver_internal+0x18f/0x1f0 [ 157.989402 ] driver_detach+0x3f/0x80 [ 157.989754 ] bus_remove_driver+0x70/0xf0 [ 157.990129 ] pci_unregister_driver+0x34/0x90 [ 157.990537 ] mlx5_cleanup+0xc/0x1c [mlx5_core] [ 157.990972 ] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x15a/0x250 [ 157.991398 ] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xea/0x110 [ 157.991840 ] do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x90 [ 157.992198 ] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-53347

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-53347 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-2023-53347

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2023-53347.

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-2023-53347, 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-2023-53347, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2023-53347 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2023-53347 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2023-53347 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2023-53347 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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