Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: tunnels: annotate lockless accesses to dev->needed_headroom

IP tunnels can apparently update dev->needed_headroom
in their xmit path.

This patch takes care of three tunnels xmit, and also the
core LL_RESERVED_SPACE() and LL_RESERVED_SPACE_EXTRA()
helpers.

More changes might be needed for completeness.

BUG: KCSAN: data-race in ip_tunnel_xmit / ip_tunnel_xmit

read to 0xffff88815b9da0ec of 2 bytes by task 888 on cpu 1:
ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1270/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:803
__gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline]
ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661
__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline]
netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline]
xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596
__dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246
dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline]
neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623
neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline]
ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228
ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316
NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline]
ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430
dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline]
ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126
iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82
ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813
__gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline]
ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661
__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline]
netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline]
xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596
__dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246
dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline]
neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623
neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline]
ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228
ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316
NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline]
ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430
dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline]
ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126
iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82
ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813
__gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline]
ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661
__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline]
netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline]
xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596
__dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246
dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline]
neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623
neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline]
ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228
ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316
NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline]
ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430
dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline]
ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126
iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82
ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813
__gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline]
ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661
__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline]
netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline]
xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596
__dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246
dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline]
neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623
neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline]
ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228
ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316
NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline]
ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/i
---truncated---
Published: 2025-05-02
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-13166 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: tunnels: annotate lockless accesses to dev->needed_headroom IP tunnels can apparently update dev->needed_headroom in their xmit path. This patch takes care of three tunnels xmit, and also the core LL_RESERVED_SPACE() and LL_RESERVED_SPACE_EXTRA() helpers. More changes might be needed for completeness. BUG: KCSAN: data-race in ip_tunnel_xmit / ip_tunnel_xmit read to 0xffff88815b9da0ec of 2 bytes by task 888 on cpu 1: ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1270/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:803 __gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline] ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline] neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623 neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline] ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228 ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline] ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430 dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline] ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126 iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82 ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813 __gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline] ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline] neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623 neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline] ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228 ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline] ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430 dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline] ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126 iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82 ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813 __gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline] ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline] neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623 neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline] ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228 ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline] ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430 dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline] ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126 iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82 ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813 __gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline] ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline] neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623 neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline] ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228 ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline] ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/i ---truncated---
History

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Sat, 07 Jun 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 05 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 02 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: tunnels: annotate lockless accesses to dev->needed_headroom IP tunnels can apparently update dev->needed_headroom in their xmit path. This patch takes care of three tunnels xmit, and also the core LL_RESERVED_SPACE() and LL_RESERVED_SPACE_EXTRA() helpers. More changes might be needed for completeness. BUG: KCSAN: data-race in ip_tunnel_xmit / ip_tunnel_xmit read to 0xffff88815b9da0ec of 2 bytes by task 888 on cpu 1: ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1270/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:803 __gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline] ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline] neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623 neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline] ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228 ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline] ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430 dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline] ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126 iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82 ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813 __gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline] ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline] neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623 neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline] ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228 ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline] ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430 dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline] ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126 iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82 ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813 __gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline] ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline] neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623 neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline] ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228 ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline] ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:430 dst_output include/net/dst.h:444 [inline] ip_local_out+0x64/0x80 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:126 iptunnel_xmit+0x34a/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82 ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1451/0x1730 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813 __gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline] ipgre_xmit+0x516/0x570 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4881 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4895 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x127/0x400 net/core/dev.c:3596 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1007/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:4246 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3051 [inline] neigh_direct_output+0x17/0x20 net/core/neighbour.c:1623 neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:546 [inline] ip_finish_output2+0x740/0x840 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:228 ip_finish_output+0xf4/0x240 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:316 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:291 [inline] ip_output+0xe5/0x1b0 net/i ---truncated---
Title net: tunnels: annotate lockless accesses to dev->needed_headroom
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T19:38:40.990Z

Reserved: 2025-05-02T15:51:43.554Z

Link: CVE-2023-53109

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-05-02T16:15:29.823

Modified: 2025-11-10T17:54:04.560

Link: CVE-2023-53109

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-05-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53109 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:09:42Z

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