Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: marvell: prestera: fix...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: marvell: prestera: fix handling IPv4 routes with nhid
Fix handling IPv4 routes referencing a nexthop via its id by replacing
calls to fib_info_nh() with fib_info_nhc().
Trying to add an IPv4 route referencing a nextop via nhid:
$ ip link set up swp5
$ ip a a 10.0.0.1/24 dev swp5
$ ip nexthop add dev swp5 id 20 via 10.0.0.2
$ ip route add 10.0.1.0/24 nhid 20
triggers warnings when trying to handle the route:
[ 528.805763] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 528.810437] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 53 at include/net/nexthop.h:468 __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera]
[ 528.820434] Modules linked in: prestera_pci act_gact act_police sch_ingress cls_u32 cls_flower prestera arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_led(O) arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_cpld(O) [last unloaded: prestera_pci]
[ 528.837485] CPU: 3 PID: 53 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Tainted: G O 6.4.5 #1
[ 528.845178] Hardware name: delta,tn48m-dn (DT)
[ 528.849641] Workqueue: prestera_ordered __prestera_router_fib_event_work [prestera]
[ 528.857352] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 528.864347] pc : __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera]
[ 528.870135] lr : prestera_k_arb_fib_evt+0xb20/0xd50 [prestera]
[ 528.876007] sp : ffff80000b20bc90
[ 528.879336] x29: ffff80000b20bc90 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff0001374d3a48
[ 528.886510] x26: ffff000105604000 x25: ffff000134af8a28 x24: ffff0001374d3800
[ 528.893683] x23: ffff000101c89148 x22: ffff000101c89000 x21: ffff000101c89200
[ 528.900855] x20: ffff00013641fda0 x19: ffff800009d01088 x18: 0000000000000059
[ 528.908027] x17: 0000000000000277 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000
[ 528.915198] x14: 0000000000000003 x13: 00000000000fe400 x12: 0000000000000000
[ 528.922371] x11: 0000000000000002 x10: 0000000000000aa0 x9 : ffff8000013d2020
[ 528.929543] x8 : 0000000000000018 x7 : 000000007b1703f8 x6 : 000000001ca72f86
[ 528.936715] x5 : 0000000033399ea7 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : ffff0001374d3acc
[ 528.943886] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff00010200de00 x0 : ffff000134ae3f80
[ 528.951058] Call trace:
[ 528.953516] __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera]
[ 528.958952] __prestera_router_fib_event_work+0x100/0x158 [prestera]
[ 528.965348] process_one_work+0x208/0x488
[ 528.969387] worker_thread+0x4c/0x430
[ 528.973068] kthread+0x120/0x138
[ 528.976313] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[ 528.979909] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
[ 528.984998] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 528.989645] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 53 at include/net/nexthop.h:468 __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera]
[ 528.999628] Modules linked in: prestera_pci act_gact act_police sch_ingress cls_u32 cls_flower prestera arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_led(O) arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_cpld(O) [last unloaded: prestera_pci]
[ 529.016676] CPU: 3 PID: 53 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Tainted: G W O 6.4.5 #1
[ 529.024368] Hardware name: delta,tn48m-dn (DT)
[ 529.028830] Workqueue: prestera_ordered __prestera_router_fib_event_work [prestera]
[ 529.036539] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 529.043533] pc : __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera]
[ 529.049318] lr : __prestera_k_arb_fc_apply+0x280/0x2f8 [prestera]
[ 529.055452] sp : ffff80000b20bc60
[ 529.058781] x29: ffff80000b20bc60 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff0001374d3a48
[ 529.065953] x26: ffff000105604000 x25: ffff000134af8a28 x24: ffff0001374d3800
[ 529.073126] x23: ffff000101c89148 x22: ffff000101c89148 x21: ffff00013641fda0
[ 529.080299] x20: ffff000101c89000 x19: ffff000101c89020 x18: 0000000000000059
[ 529.087471] x17: 0000000000000277 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000
[ 529.094642] x14: 0000000000000003 x13: 00000000000fe400 x12: 0000000000000000
[ 529.101814] x11: 0000000000000002 x10: 0000000000000aa0 x9 : ffff8000013cee80
[ 529.108985] x8 : 0000000000000018 x7 : 000000007b1703f8 x6
---truncated---
Impact
CVE-2023-53342 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2023-53342? CVE-2023-53342 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53342? CVE-2023-53342 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2023-53342? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2023-53342 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2023-53342 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-53342 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2023-53342 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.