SB2025050483 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel xdp
Published: May 4, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050483
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53080)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the xdp_umem_account_pages() and xdp_umem_reg() functions in net/xdp/xdp_umem.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cfc3564411acf96bf2fb791f706a1aa4f872c1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/580634b03a55f04a3c1968bcbd97736c079c6601
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a069909acc4435eeb41d05ccc03baa447cc01b7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb2e3bfb2a79db0c2057c6f701b782954394c67f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7df4813b149362248d6ef7be41a311e27bf75fe
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.177
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.105
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.22
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3