DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53338
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lwt: Fix return values of BPF xmit ops BPF encap ops can return different types of positive values, such like NET_RX_DROP, NET_XMIT_CN, NETDEV_TX_BUSY, and so on, from function skb_do_redirect and bpf_lwt_xmit_reroute. At the xmit hook, such return values would be treated implicitly as LWTUNNEL_XMIT_CONTINUE in ip(6)_finish_output2. When this happens, skbs that have been freed would continue to the neighbor subsystem, causing use-after-free bug and kernel crashes. To fix the incorrect behavior, skb_do_redirect return values can be simply discarded, the same as tc-egress behavior. On the other hand, bpf_lwt_xmit_reroute returns useful errors to local senders, e.g. PMTU information. Thus convert its return values to avoid the conflict with LWTUNNEL_XMIT_CONTINUE.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.178-3, 5.10.92-2, 5.10.103-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.27-1, 6.1.37-1, 6.1.38-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 17, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated