DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53781

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Source

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53781

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53781.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53781

Upstream

CVE-2023-53781

Published

2025-12-09T01:16:49Z

Modified

2026-09-15T09:02:55Z

Severity

7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smc: Fix use-after-free in tcp_write_timer_handler(). With Eric's ref tracker, syzbot finally found a repro for use-after-free in tcp_write_timer_handler() by kernel TCP sockets. [0] If SMC creates a kernel socket in __smc_create(), the kernel socket is supposed to be freed in smc_clcsock_release() by calling sock_release() when we close() the parent SMC socket. However, at the end of smc_clcsock_release(), the kernel socket's sk_state might not be TCP_CLOSE. This means that we have not called inet_csk_destroy_sock() in __tcp_close() and have not stopped the TCP timers. The kernel socket's TCP timers can be fired later, so we need to hold a refcnt for net as we do for MPTCP subflows in mptcp_subflow_create_socket(). [0]: leaked reference. sk_alloc (./include/net/net_namespace.h:335 net/core/sock.c:2108) inet_create (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:319 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:244) __sock_create (net/socket.c:1546) smc_create (net/smc/af_smc.c:3269 net/smc/af_smc.c:3284) __sock_create (net/socket.c:1546) __sys_socket (net/socket.c:1634 net/socket.c:1618 net/socket.c:1661) __x64_sys_socket (net/socket.c:1672) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:120) ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcp_write_timer_handler (net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c:378 net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c:624 net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c:594) Read of size 1 at addr ffff888052b65e0d by task syzrepro/18091 CPU: 0 PID: 18091 Comm: syzrepro Tainted: G W 6.3.0-rc4-01174-gb5d54eb5899a #7 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.0-1.amzn2022.0.1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:107) print_report (mm/kasan/report.c:320 mm/kasan/report.c:430) kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:538) tcp_write_timer_handler (net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c:378 net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c:624 net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c:594) tcp_write_timer (./include/linux/spinlock.h:390 net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c:643) call_timer_fn (./arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:27 ./include/linux/jump_label.h:207 ./include/trace/events/timer.h:127 kernel/time/timer.c:1701) __run_timers.part.0 (kernel/time/timer.c:1752 kernel/time/timer.c:2022) run_timer_softirq (kernel/time/timer.c:2037) __do_softirq (./arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:27 ./include/linux/jump_label.h:207 ./include/trace/events/irq.h:142 kernel/softirq.c:572) __irq_exit_rcu (kernel/softirq.c:445 kernel/softirq.c:650) irq_exit_rcu (kernel/softirq.c:664) sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt (arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1107 (discriminator 14))

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53781

Affected packages

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.1.27-1

6.1.37-1

6.1.38-1

6.1.38-2~bpo11+1

6.1.38-2

6.1.38-3

6.1.38-4~bpo11+1

6.1.38-4

6.1.52-1

6.1.55-1~bpo11+1

6.1.55-1

6.1.64-1

6.1.66-1

6.1.67-1

6.1.69-1~bpo11+1

6.1.69-1

6.1.76-1~bpo11+1

6.1.76-1

6.1.82-1

6.1.85-1

6.1.90-1~bpo11+1

6.1.90-1

6.1.94-1~bpo11+1

6.1.94-1

6.1.98-1

6.1.99-1

6.1.106-1

6.1.106-2

6.1.106-3

6.1.112-1

6.1.115-1

6.1.119-1

6.1.123-1

6.1.124-1

6.1.128-1

6.1.129-1

6.1.133-1

6.1.135-1

6.1.137-1

6.1.139-1

6.1.140-1

6.1.147-1

6.1.148-1

6.1.153-1

6.1.158-1

6.1.159-1

6.1.162-1

6.1.164-1

6.1.170-1

6.1.170-2

6.1.170-3

6.1.172-1

6.1.174-1

6.1.176-1

6.1.177-1

6.1.180-1

6.1.187-1

6.3.1-1~exp1

6.3.2-1~exp1

6.3.4-1~exp1

6.3.5-1~exp1

6.3.7-1~bpo12+1

6.3.7-1

6.3.11-1

6.4~rc6-1~exp1

6.4~rc7-1~exp1

6.4.1-1~exp1

6.4.4-1~bpo12+1

6.4.4-1

6.4.4-2

6.4.4-3~bpo12+1

6.4.4-3

6.4.11-1

6.4.13-1

6.5~rc4-1~exp1

6.5~rc6-1~exp1

6.5~rc7-1~exp1

6.5.1-1~exp1

6.5.3-1~bpo12+1

6.5.3-1

6.5.6-1

6.5.8-1

6.5.10-1~bpo12+1

6.5.10-1

6.5.13-1

6.6.3-1~exp1

6.6.4-1~exp1

6.6.7-1~exp1

6.6.8-1

6.6.9-1

6.6.11-1

6.6.13-1~bpo12+1

6.6.13-1

6.6.15-1

6.6.15-2

6.7-1~exp1

6.7.1-1~exp1

6.7.4-1~exp1

6.7.7-1

6.7.9-1

6.7.9-2

6.7.12-1~bpo12+1

6.7.12-1

6.8.9-1

6.8.11-1

6.8.12-1~bpo12+1

6.8.12-1

6.9.2-1~exp1

6.9.7-1~bpo12+1

6.9.7-1

6.9.8-1

6.9.9-1

6.9.10-1~bpo12+1

6.9.10-1

6.9.11-1

6.9.12-1

6.10-1~exp1

6.10.1-1~exp1

6.10.3-1

6.10.4-1

6.10.6-1~bpo12+1

6.10.6-1

6.10.7-1

6.10.9-1

6.10.11-1~bpo12+1

6.10.11-1

6.10.12-1

6.11~rc4-1~exp1

6.11~rc5-1~exp1

6.11-1~exp1

6.11.2-1

6.11.4-1

6.11.5-1~bpo12+1

6.11.5-1

6.11.6-1

6.11.7-1

6.11.9-1

6.11.10-1~bpo12+1

6.11.10-1

6.12~rc6-1~exp1

6.12.3-1

6.12.5-1

6.12.6-1

6.12.8-1

6.12.9-1~bpo12+1

6.12.9-1

6.12.9-1+alpha

6.12.10-1

6.12.11-1

6.12.11-1+alpha

6.12.11-1+alpha.1

6.12.12-1~bpo12+1

6.12.12-1

6.12.13-1

6.12.15-1

6.12.16-1

6.12.17-1

6.12.19-1

6.12.20-1

6.12.21-1

6.12.22-1~bpo12+1

6.12.22-1

6.12.25-1

6.12.27-1~bpo12+1

6.12.27-1

6.12.29-1

6.12.30-1~bpo12+1

6.12.30-1

6.12.31-1

6.12.32-1~bpo12+1

6.12.32-1

6.12.33-1~bpo12+1

6.12.33-1

6.12.35-1~bpo12+1

6.12.35-1

6.12.37-1

6.12.38-1~bpo12+1

6.12.38-1

6.12.41-1

6.12.43-1~bpo12+1

6.12.43-1

6.12.48-1

6.12.57-1~bpo12+1

6.12.57-1

6.12.63-1~bpo12+1

6.12.63-1

6.12.69-1~bpo12+1

6.12.69-1

6.12.73-1~bpo12+1

6.12.73-1

6.12.74-1

6.12.74-2~bpo12+1

6.12.74-2

6.12.85-1~bpo12+1

6.12.85-1

6.12.86-1~bpo12+1

6.12.86-1

6.12.88-1~bpo12+1

6.12.88-1

6.12.90-1~bpo12+1

6.12.90-1

6.12.90-2~bpo12+1

6.12.90-2

6.12.94-1~bpo12+1

6.12.94-1

6.12.95-1~bpo12+1

6.12.95-1

6.12.96-1

6.12.100-1

6.12.101-1

6.12.105-1

6.12.107-1

6.13~rc6-1~exp1

6.13~rc7-1~exp1

6.13.2-1~exp1

6.13.3-1~exp1

6.13.4-1~exp1

6.13.5-1~exp1

6.13.6-1~exp1

6.13.7-1~exp1

6.13.8-1~exp1

6.13.9-1~exp1

6.13.10-1~exp1

6.13.11-1~exp1

6.14.3-1~exp1

6.14.5-1~exp1

6.14.6-1~exp1

6.15~rc7-1~exp1

6.15-1~exp1

6.15.1-1~exp1

6.15.2-1~exp1

6.15.3-1~exp1

6.15.4-1~exp1

6.15.5-1~exp1

6.15.6-1~exp1

6.16~rc7-1~exp1

6.16-1~exp1

6.16.1-1~exp1

6.16.3-1~bpo13+1

6.16.3-1

6.16.5-1

6.16.6-1

6.16.7-1

6.16.8-1

6.16.9-1

6.16.10-1

6.16.11-1

6.16.12-1~bpo13+1

6.16.12-1

6.16.12-2

6.17.2-1~exp1

6.17.5-1~exp1

6.17.6-1

6.17.7-1

6.17.7-2

6.17.8-1~bpo13+1

6.17.8-1

6.17.9-1

6.17.10-1

6.17.11-1

6.17.12-1

6.17.13-1~bpo13+1

6.17.13-1

6.18~rc4-1~exp1

6.18~rc4-1~exp2

6.18~rc5-1~exp1

6.18~rc6-1~exp1

6.18~rc7-1~exp1

6.18.1-1~exp1

6.18.2-1~exp1

6.18.3-1

6.18.5-1~bpo13+1

6.18.5-1

6.18.8-1

6.18.9-1~bpo13+1

6.18.9-1

6.18.10-1

6.18.12-1~bpo13+1

6.18.12-1

6.18.13-1

6.18.14-1

6.18.15-1~bpo13+1

6.18.15-1

6.19~rc4-1~exp1

6.19~rc5-1~exp1

6.19~rc6-1~exp1

6.19~rc7-1~exp1

6.19~rc8-1~exp1

6.19-1~exp1

6.19.2-1~exp1

6.19.3-1~exp1

6.19.4-1~exp1

6.19.5-1~exp1

6.19.6-1

6.19.6-2~bpo13+1

6.19.6-2

6.19.8-1~bpo13+1

6.19.8-1

6.19.10-1~bpo13+1

6.19.10-1

6.19.11-1~bpo13+1

6.19.11-1

6.19.12-1

6.19.13-1~bpo13+1

6.19.13-1

6.19.14-1~bpo13+1

6.19.14-1

7.*

7.0-1~exp1

7.0.1-1~exp1

7.0.3-1

7.0.4-1~bpo13+1

7.0.4-1

7.0.7-1~bpo13+1

7.0.7-1

7.0.9-1~bpo13+1

7.0.9-1

7.0.10-1~bpo13+1

7.0.10-1

7.0.12-1

7.0.12-2~bpo13+1

7.0.12-2

7.0.13-1~bpo13+1

7.0.13-1

7.0.14-1

7.1~rc2-1~exp1

7.1~rc3-1~exp1

7.1~rc4-1~exp1

7.1~rc4-1~exp2

7.1~rc5-1~exp1

7.1~rc7-1~exp1

7.1.1-1~exp1

7.1.2-1~exp1

7.1.3-1~bpo13+1

7.1.3-1

7.1.3-1+sunvdc

7.1.4-1

7.1.5-1

7.1.6-1

7.1.7-1~bpo13+1

7.1.7-1

7.1.8-1~bpo13+1

7.1.8-1

7.1.8-2

7.1.9-1

7.1.9-1+sparc64

7.1.10-1

7.1.12-1

7.1.13-1

7.2~rc3-1~exp1

7.2~rc5-1~exp1

7.2~rc7-1~exp1

7.2.2-1~exp1

7.2.3-1~exp1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53781.json"

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

6.3.7-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53781.json"

Debian:14 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

6.3.7-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53781.json"