CVE-2023-53635

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Incorrect Conntrack Timeout Handling via ctnetlink

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: conntrack: fix wrong ct->timeout value (struct nf_conn)->timeout is an interval before the conntrack confirmed. After confirmed, it becomes a timestamp. It is observed that timeout of an unconfirmed conntrack: - Set by calling ctnetlink_change_timeout(). As a result, `nfct_time_stamp` was wrongly added to `ct->timeout` twice. - Get by calling ctnetlink_dump_timeout(). As a result, `nfct_time_stamp` was wrongly subtracted. Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl ctnetlink_dump_timeout __ctnetlink_glue_build ctnetlink_glue_build __nfqnl_enqueue_packet nf_queue nf_hook_slow ip_mc_output ? __pfx_ip_finish_output ip_send_skb ? __pfx_dst_output udp_send_skb udp_sendmsg ? __pfx_ip_generic_getfrag sock_sendmsg Separate the 2 cases in: - Setting `ct->timeout` in __nf_ct_set_timeout(). - Getting `ct->timeout` in ctnetlink_dump_timeout(). Pablo appends: Update ctnetlink to set up the timeout _after_ the IPS_CONFIRMED flag is set on, otherwise conntrack creation via ctnetlink breaks. Note that the problem described in this patch occurs since the introduction of the nfnetlink_queue conntrack support, select a sufficiently old Fixes: tag for -stable kernel to pick up this fix.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 8.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (14)
linux/Kernel 4.4.0 - 6.1.28linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.2.15linux
linux/Kernel 6.3.0 - 6.3.2linux
Linux/Linux < 4.4
Linux/Linux 4.4
Linux/Linux 6.1.28 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.2.15 - 6.2.*
Linux/Linux 6.3.2 - 6.3.*
Linux/Linux 6.4
Linux/Linux a4b4766c3cebb4018167e06b863d8e95b7274757 - 73db1b8f2bb6725b7391e85aab41fdf592b3c0c1
... and 4 more
Published Oct 07, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026