CVE-2023-53752
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: deal with integer overflows in kmalloc_reserve()
This allowed various crash as reported by syzbot [1] and Kyle Zeng.
Problem is that if @size is bigger than 0x80000001, kmalloc_size_roundup(size) returns 2^32.
kmalloc_reserve() uses a 32bit variable (obj_size), so 2^32 is truncated to 0.
kmalloc(0) returns ZERO_SIZE_PTR which is not handled by skb allocations.
Following trace can be triggered if a netdev->mtu is set close to 0x7fffffff
We might in the future limit netdev->mtu to more sensible limit (like KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE).
This patch is based on a syzbot report, and also a report and tentative fix from Kyle Zeng.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
Blamed commit changed:
ptr = kmalloc(size);
if (ptr)
size = ksize(ptr);
size = kmalloc_size_roundup(size);
ptr = kmalloc(size);
[1]
BUG: KASAN: user-memory-access in __build_skb_around net/core/skbuff.c:294 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: user-memory-access in __alloc_skb+0x3c4/0x6e8 net/core/skbuff.c:527
Write of size 32 at addr 00000000fffffd10 by task syz-executor.4/22554
CPU: 1 PID: 22554 Comm: syz-executor.4 Not tainted 6.1.39-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/03/2023
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0x1c8/0x1f4 arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:279
show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:286
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x120/0x1a0 lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_report+0xe4/0x4b4 mm/kasan/report.c:398
kasan_report+0x150/0x1ac mm/kasan/report.c:495
kasan_check_range+0x264/0x2a4 mm/kasan/generic.c:189
memset+0x40/0x70 mm/kasan/shadow.c:44
__build_skb_around net/core/skbuff.c:294 [inline]
__alloc_skb+0x3c4/0x6e8 net/core/skbuff.c:527
alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1316 [inline]
igmpv3_newpack+0x104/0x1088 net/ipv4/igmp.c:359
add_grec+0x81c/0x1124 net/ipv4/igmp.c:534
igmpv3_send_cr net/ipv4/igmp.c:667 [inline]
igmp_ifc_timer_expire+0x1b0/0x1008 net/ipv4/igmp.c:810
call_timer_fn+0x1c0/0x9f0 kernel/time/timer.c:1474
expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1519 [inline]
__run_timers+0x54c/0x710 kernel/time/timer.c:1790
run_timer_softirq+0x28/0x4c kernel/time/timer.c:1803
_stext+0x380/0xfbc
____do_softirq+0x14/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c:79
call_on_irq_stack+0x24/0x4c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:891
do_softirq_own_stack+0x20/0x2c arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c:84
invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:437 [inline]
__irq_exit_rcu+0x1c0/0x4cc kernel/softirq.c:683
irq_exit_rcu+0x14/0x78 kernel/softirq.c:695
el0_interrupt+0x7c/0x2e0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:717
__el0_irq_handler_common+0x18/0x24 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:724
el0t_64_irq_handler+0x10/0x1c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:729
el0t_64_irq+0x1a0/0x1a4 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:584CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.14%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 3
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact90 % - Impacto secundario
T1529System Shutdown/Rebootimpact75 %
Vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de enteros en kmalloc_reserve() del kernel Linux que, al acceder localmente con privilegios limitados, causa un crash (DoS) mediante manipulación de MTU. Requiere acceso local (AV:L/PR:L) sin interacción, mapea a T1068.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
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