CVE-2023-53365
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2023-53365 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on September 17, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ip6mr: Fix skb_under_panic in ip6mr_cache_report()
skbuff: skb_under_panic: text:ffffffff88771f69 len:56 put:-4
head:ffff88805f86a800 data:ffff887f5f86a850 tail:0x88 end:0x2c0 dev:pim6reg
------------[ cut here ]------------
kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:192!
invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN
CPU: 2 PID: 22968 Comm: kworker/2:11 Not tainted 6.5.0-rc3-00044-g0a8db05b571a #236
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014
Workqueue: ipv6_addrconf addrconf_dad_work
RIP: 0010:skb_panic+0x152/0x1d0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
skb_push+0xc4/0xe0
ip6mr_cache_report+0xd69/0x19b0
reg_vif_xmit+0x406/0x690
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x17e/0x6e0
__dev_queue_xmit+0x2d6a/0x3d20
vlan_dev_hard_start_xmit+0x3ab/0x5c0
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x17e/0x6e0
__dev_queue_xmit+0x2d6a/0x3d20
neigh_connected_output+0x3ed/0x570
ip6_finish_output2+0x5b5/0x1950
ip6_finish_output+0x693/0x1
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 2.6.26, < 4.14.322 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-53365?
CVE-2023-53365 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on September 17, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2023-53365?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-53365?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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