Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Handle pairing of...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: Handle pairing of E-switch via uplink un/load APIs
In case user switch a device from switchdev mode to legacy mode, mlx5
first unpair the E-switch and afterwards unload the uplink vport.
From the other hand, in case user remove or reload a device, mlx5
first unload the uplink vport and afterwards unpair the E-switch.
The latter is causing a bug[1], hence, handle pairing of E-switch as
part of uplink un/load APIs.
[1]
In case VF_LAG is used, every tc fdb flow is duplicated to the peer
esw. However, the original esw keeps a pointer to this duplicated
flow, not the peer esw.
e.g.: if user create tc fdb flow over esw0, the flow is duplicated
over esw1, in FW/HW, but in SW, esw0 keeps a pointer to the duplicated
flow.
During module unload while a peer tc fdb flow is still offloaded, in
case the first device to be removed is the peer device (esw1 in the
example above), the peer net-dev is destroyed, and so the mlx5e_priv
is memset to 0.
Afterwards, the peer device is trying to unpair himself from the
original device (esw0 in the example above). Unpair API invoke the
original device to clear peer flow from its eswitch (esw0), but the
peer flow, which is stored over the original eswitch (esw0), is
trying to use the peer mlx5e_priv, which is memset to 0 and result in
bellow kernel-oops.
[ 157.964081 ] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 000000000002ce60
[ 157.964662 ] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 157.965123 ] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ 157.965582 ] PGD 0 P4D 0
[ 157.965866 ] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
[ 157.967670 ] RIP: 0010:mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow+0x48/0x460 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.976164 ] Call Trace:
[ 157.976437 ]
[ 157.976690 ] __mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_peer_flow+0xe6/0x100 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.977230 ] mlx5e_tc_clean_fdb_peer_flows+0x67/0x90 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.977767 ] mlx5_esw_offloads_unpair+0x2d/0x1e0 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.984653 ] mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_event+0xbf/0x130 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.985212 ] mlx5_devcom_send_event+0xa3/0xb0 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.985714 ] esw_offloads_disable+0x5a/0x110 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.986209 ] mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked+0x152/0x170 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.986757 ] mlx5_eswitch_disable+0x51/0x80 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.987248 ] mlx5_unload+0x2a/0xb0 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.987678 ] mlx5_uninit_one+0x5f/0xd0 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.988127 ] remove_one+0x64/0xe0 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.988549 ] pci_device_remove+0x31/0xa0
[ 157.988933 ] device_release_driver_internal+0x18f/0x1f0
[ 157.989402 ] driver_detach+0x3f/0x80
[ 157.989754 ] bus_remove_driver+0x70/0xf0
[ 157.990129 ] pci_unregister_driver+0x34/0x90
[ 157.990537 ] mlx5_cleanup+0xc/0x1c [mlx5_core]
[ 157.990972 ] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x15a/0x250
[ 157.991398 ] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xea/0x110
[ 157.991840 ] do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x90
[ 157.992198 ] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
Impact
CVE-2023-53347 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-2023-53347? CVE-2023-53347 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53347? CVE-2023-53347 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-2023-53347? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2023-53347 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2023-53347 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-53347 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-2023-53347 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.