CVE-2023-53088

HIGH
Published May 2, 2025 Modified Nov 12, 2025 CWE-416

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fix UaF in listener shutdown As reported by Christoph after having refactored the passive socket initialization, the mptcp listener shutdown path is prone to an UaF issue. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x73/0xe0 Write of size 4 at addr ffff88810cb23098 by task syz-executor731/1266 CPU: 1 PID: 1266 Comm: syz-executor731 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc59af4eaa31c1f6c00c8f1e448ed99a45c66340dd5 #6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x6e/0x91 print_report+0x16a/0x46f kasan_report+0xad/0x130 kasan_check_range+0x14a/0x1a0 _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x73/0xe0 subflow_error_report+0x6d/0x110 sk_error_report+0x3b/0x190 tcp_disconnect+0x138c/0x1aa0 inet_child_forget+0x6f/0x2e0 inet_csk_listen_stop+0x209/0x1060 __mptcp_close_ssk+0x52d/0x610 mptcp_destroy_common+0x165/0x640 mptcp_destroy+0x13/0x80 __mptcp_destroy_sock+0xe7/0x270 __mptcp_close+0x70e/0x9b0 mptcp_close+0x2b/0x150 inet_release+0xe9/0x1f0 __sock_release+0xd2/0x280 sock_close+0x15/0x20 __fput+0x252/0xa20 task_work_run+0x169/0x250 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x113/0x120 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1d/0x40 do_syscall_64+0x48/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc The msk grace period can legitly expire in between the last reference count dropped in mptcp_subflow_queue_clean() and the later eventual access in inet_csk_listen_stop() After the previous patch we don't need anymore special-casing msk listener socket cleanup: the mptcp worker will process each of the unaccepted msk sockets. Just drop the now unnecessary code. Please note this commit depends on the two parent ones: mptcp: refactor passive socket initialization mptcp: use the workqueue to destroy unaccepted sockets

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-416 Use After Free

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-53088? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fix UaF in listener shutdown As reported by Christoph after having refactored the passive socket initialization, the mptcp listener shutdown path is prone to an UaF issue. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x73/0xe0 Write of size 4 at addr ffff88810cb23098 by task syz-executor731/1266 CPU: 1 PID: 1266 Comm: syz-executor731 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc59af4eaa31c1f6c00c8f1e448ed99a45c66340dd5 #6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x6e/0x91 print_report+0x16a/0x46f kasan_report+0xad/0x130 kasan_check_range+0x14a/0x1a0 _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x73/0xe0 subflow_error_report+0x6d/0x110 sk_error_report+0x3b/0x190 tcp_disconnect+0x138c/0x1aa0 inet_child_forget+0x6f/0x2e0 inet_csk_listen_stop+0x209/0x1060 __mptcp_close_ssk+0x52d/0x610 mptcp_destroy_common+0x165/0x640 mptcp_destroy+0x13/0x80 __mptcp_destroy_sock+0xe7/0x270 __mptcp_close+0x70e/0x9b0 mptcp_close+0x2b/0x150 inet_release+0xe9/0x1f0 __sock_release+0xd2/0x280 sock_close+0x15/0x20 __fput+0x252/0xa20 task_work_run+0x169/0x250 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x113/0x120 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1d/0x40 do_syscall_64+0x48/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc The msk grace period can legitly expire in between the last reference count dropped in mptcp_subflow_queue_clean() and the later eventual access in inet_csk_listen_stop() After the previous patch we don't need anymore special-casing msk listener socket cleanup: the mptcp worker will process each of the unaccepted msk sockets. Just drop the now unnecessary code. Please note this commit depends on the two parent ones: mptcp: refactor passive socket initialization mptcp: use the workqueue to destroy unaccepted sockets It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2023-53088? +
CVE-2023-53088 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-53088? +
CVE-2023-53088 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-53088? +
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