CVE-2023-54114
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
24/12/2025
Last modified:
24/12/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
net: nsh: Use correct mac_offset to unwind gso skb in nsh_gso_segment()<br />
<br />
As the call trace shows, skb_panic was caused by wrong skb->mac_header<br />
in nsh_gso_segment():<br />
<br />
invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI<br />
CPU: 3 PID: 2737 Comm: syz Not tainted 6.3.0-next-20230505 #1<br />
RIP: 0010:skb_panic+0xda/0xe0<br />
call Trace:<br />
skb_push+0x91/0xa0<br />
nsh_gso_segment+0x4f3/0x570<br />
skb_mac_gso_segment+0x19e/0x270<br />
__skb_gso_segment+0x1e8/0x3c0<br />
validate_xmit_skb+0x452/0x890<br />
validate_xmit_skb_list+0x99/0xd0<br />
sch_direct_xmit+0x294/0x7c0<br />
__dev_queue_xmit+0x16f0/0x1d70<br />
packet_xmit+0x185/0x210<br />
packet_snd+0xc15/0x1170<br />
packet_sendmsg+0x7b/0xa0<br />
sock_sendmsg+0x14f/0x160<br />
<br />
The root cause is:<br />
nsh_gso_segment() use skb->network_header - nhoff to reset mac_header<br />
in skb_gso_error_unwind() if inner-layer protocol gso fails.<br />
However, skb->network_header may be reset by inner-layer protocol<br />
gso function e.g. mpls_gso_segment. skb->mac_header reset by the<br />
inaccurate network_header will be larger than skb headroom.<br />
<br />
nsh_gso_segment<br />
nhoff = skb->network_header - skb->mac_header;<br />
__skb_pull(skb,nsh_len)<br />
skb_mac_gso_segment<br />
mpls_gso_segment<br />
skb_reset_network_header(skb);//skb->network_header+=nsh_len<br />
return -EINVAL;<br />
skb_gso_error_unwind<br />
skb_push(skb, nsh_len);<br />
skb->mac_header = skb->network_header - nhoff;<br />
// skb->mac_header > skb->headroom, cause skb_push panic<br />
<br />
Use correct mac_offset to restore mac_header and get rid of nhoff.
Impact
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02b20e0bc0c2628539e9e518dc342787c3332de2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f88c8d38ecf5ed0273f99a067246899ba499eb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/435855b0831b351cb72cb38369ee33122ce9574c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fbedf987b6b8ed54a50e2205d998eb2c8be72f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c83b49383b595be50647f0c764a48c78b5f3c4f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb38e62922aa3991793344b5a5870e7291c74a44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdd8160dcda1fed2028a5f96575a84afc23aff7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2309e0cb27b6871b273fbc1725e93be62570d86



