CVE-2023-53365

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ip6mr: Fix skb_under_panic in ip6mr_cache_report() skbuff: skb_under_panic: text:ffffffff88771f69 len:56 put:-4 head:ffff88805f86a800 data:ffff887f5f86a850 tail:0x88 end:0x2c0 dev:pim6reg ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:192! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN CPU: 2 PID: 22968 Comm: kworker/2:11 Not tainted 6.5.0-rc3-00044-g0a8db05b571a #236 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 Workqueue: ipv6_addrconf addrconf_dad_work RIP: 0010:skb_panic+0x152/0x1d0 Call Trace: <TASK> skb_push+0xc4/0xe0 ip6mr_cache_report+0xd69/0x19b0 reg_vif_xmit+0x406/0x690 dev_hard_start_xmit+0x17e/0x6e0 __dev_queue_xmit+0x2d6a/0x3d20 vlan_dev_hard_start_xmit+0x3ab/0x5c0 dev_hard_start_xmit+0x17e/0x6e0 __dev_queue_xmit+0x2d6a/0x3d20 neigh_connected_output+0x3ed/0x570 ip6_finish_output2+0x5b5/0x1950 ip6_finish_output+0x693/0x11c0 ip6_output+0x24b/0x880 NF_HOOK.constprop.0+0xfd/0x530 ndisc_send_skb+0x9db/0x1400 ndisc_send_rs+0x12a/0x6c0 addrconf_dad_completed+0x3c9/0xea0 addrconf_dad_work+0x849/0x1420 process_one_work+0xa22/0x16e0 worker_thread+0x679/0x10c0 ret_from_fork+0x28/0x60 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 When setup a vlan device on dev pim6reg, DAD ns packet may sent on reg_vif_xmit(). reg_vif_xmit() ip6mr_cache_report() skb_push(skb, -skb_network_offset(pkt));//skb_network_offset(pkt) is 4 And skb_push declared as: void *skb_push(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len); skb->data -= len; //0xffff88805f86a84c - 0xfffffffc = 0xffff887f5f86a850 skb->data is set to 0xffff887f5f86a850, which is invalid mem addr, lead to skb_push() fails.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2025-09-17 15:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 06:45 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2025-09-17 15:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 06:45 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Linux Kernel < 4.14.322
• Linux Kernel < 4.19.291
• Linux Kernel < 5.4.253
• Linux Kernel < 5.10.190
• Linux Kernel < 5.15.126
• Linux Kernel < 6.1.45
• Linux Kernel < 6.4.10
• Linux Kernel 6.5

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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