{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-54237", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-12-30T12:06:44.508Z", "datePublished": "2025-12-30T12:11:27.028Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:58:06.371Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:58:06.371Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/smc: fix potential panic dues to unprotected smc_llc_srv_add_link()\n\nThere is a certain chance to trigger the following panic:\n\nPID: 5900 TASK: ffff88c1c8af4100 CPU: 1 COMMAND: \"kworker/1:48\"\n #0 [ffff9456c1cc79a0] machine_kexec at ffffffff870665b7\n #1 [ffff9456c1cc79f0] __crash_kexec at ffffffff871b4c7a\n #2 [ffff9456c1cc7ab0] crash_kexec at ffffffff871b5b60\n #3 [ffff9456c1cc7ac0] oops_end at ffffffff87026ce7\n #4 [ffff9456c1cc7ae0] page_fault_oops at ffffffff87075715\n #5 [ffff9456c1cc7b58] exc_page_fault at ffffffff87ad0654\n #6 [ffff9456c1cc7b80] asm_exc_page_fault at ffffffff87c00b62\n [exception RIP: ib_alloc_mr+19]\n RIP: ffffffffc0c9cce3 RSP: ffff9456c1cc7c38 RFLAGS: 00010202\n RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: 0000000000000004\n RDX: 0000000000000010 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000\n RBP: ffff88c1ea281d00 R8: 000000020a34ffff R9: ffff88c1350bbb20\n R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000000\n R13: 0000000000000010 R14: ffff88c1ab040a50 R15: ffff88c1ea281d00\n ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018\n #7 [ffff9456c1cc7c60] smc_ib_get_memory_region at ffffffffc0aff6df [smc]\n #8 [ffff9456c1cc7c88] smcr_buf_map_link at ffffffffc0b0278c [smc]\n #9 [ffff9456c1cc7ce0] __smc_buf_create at ffffffffc0b03586 [smc]\n\nThe reason here is that when the server tries to create a second link,\nsmc_llc_srv_add_link() has no protection and may add a new link to\nlink group. This breaks the security environment protected by\nllc_conf_mutex."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["net/smc/af_smc.c"], "versions": [{"version": "2d2209f2018943d4152a21eff5b76f1952e0b435", "lessThan": "f2f46de98c11d41ac8d22765f47ba54ce5480a5b", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "2d2209f2018943d4152a21eff5b76f1952e0b435", "lessThan": "0c764cc271d3aa6528ae1b3394babf34ac01f775", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "2d2209f2018943d4152a21eff5b76f1952e0b435", "lessThan": "e40b801b3603a8f90b46acbacdea3505c27f01c0", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["net/smc/af_smc.c"], "versions": [{"version": "5.8", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "5.8", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.1.16", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.2.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.16"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.2.3"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.3"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2f46de98c11d41ac8d22765f47ba54ce5480a5b"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c764cc271d3aa6528ae1b3394babf34ac01f775"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e40b801b3603a8f90b46acbacdea3505c27f01c0"}], "title": "net/smc: fix potential panic dues to unprotected smc_llc_srv_add_link()", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/smc: fix potential panic dues to unprotected smc_llc_srv_add_link()\n\nThere is a certain chance to trigger the following panic:\n\nPID: 5900 TASK: ffff88c1c8af4100 CPU: 1 COMMAND: \"kworker/1:48\"\n #0 [ffff9456c1cc79a0] machine_kexec at ffffffff870665b7\n #1 [ffff9456c1cc79f0] __crash_kexec at ffffffff871b4c7a\n #2 [ffff9456c1cc7ab0] crash_kexec at ffffffff871b5b60\n #3 [ffff9456c1cc7ac0] oops_end at ffffffff87026ce7\n #4 [ffff9456c1cc7ae0] page_fault_oops at ffffffff87075715\n #5 [ffff9456c1cc7b58] exc_page_fault at ffffffff87ad0654\n #6 [ffff9456c1cc7b80] asm_exc_page_fault at ffffffff87c00b62\n [exception RIP: ib_alloc_mr+19]\n RIP: ffffffffc0c9cce3 RSP: ffff9456c1cc7c38 RFLAGS: 00010202\n RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: 0000000000000004\n RDX: 0000000000000010 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000\n RBP: ffff88c1ea281d00 R8: 000000020a34ffff R9: ffff88c1350bbb20\n R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000000\n R13: 0000000000000010 R14: ffff88c1ab040a50 R15: ffff88c1ea281d00\n ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018\n #7 [ffff9456c1cc7c60] smc_ib_get_memory_region at ffffffffc0aff6df [smc]\n #8 [ffff9456c1cc7c88] smcr_buf_map_link at ffffffffc0b0278c [smc]\n #9 [ffff9456c1cc7ce0] __smc_buf_create at ffffffffc0b03586 [smc]\n\nThe reason here is that when the server tries to create a second link,\nsmc_llc_srv_add_link() has no protection and may add a new link to\nlink group. This breaks the security environment protected by\nllc_conf_mutex."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nnet/smc: corrige un p\u00e1nico potencial debido a smc_llc_srv_add_link() sin protecci\u00f3n\n\nExiste una cierta probabilidad de desencadenar el siguiente p\u00e1nico:\n\nPID: 5900 TASK: ffff88c1c8af4100 CPU: 1 COMMAND: \"kworker/1:48\"\n #0 [ffff9456c1cc79a0] machine_kexec at ffffffff870665b7\n #1 [ffff9456c1cc79f0] __crash_kexec at ffffffff871b4c7a\n #2 [ffff9456c1cc7ab0] crash_kexec at ffffffff871b5b60\n #3 [ffff9456c1cc7ac0] oops_end at ffffffff87026ce7\n #4 [ffff9456c1cc7ae0] page_fault_oops at ffffffff87075715\n #5 [ffff9456c1cc7b58] exc_page_fault at ffffffff87ad0654\n #6 [ffff9456c1cc7b80] asm_exc_page_fault at ffffffff87c00b62\n [exception RIP: ib_alloc_mr+19]\n RIP: ffffffffc0c9cce3 RSP: ffff9456c1cc7c38 RFLAGS: 00010202\n RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: 0000000000000004\n RDX: 0000000000000010 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000\n RBP: ffff88c1ea281d00 R8: 000000020a34ffff R9: ffff88c1350bbb20\n R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000000\n R13: 0000000000000010 R14: ffff88c1ab040a50 R15: ffff88c1ea281d00\n ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018\n #7 [ffff9456c1cc7c60] smc_ib_get_memory_region at ffffffffc0aff6df [smc]\n #8 [ffff9456c1cc7c88] smcr_buf_map_link at ffffffffc0b0278c [smc]\n #9 [ffff9456c1cc7ce0] __smc_buf_create at ffffffffc0b03586 [smc]\n\nLa raz\u00f3n aqu\u00ed es que cuando el servidor intenta crear un segundo enlace, smc_llc_srv_add_link() no tiene protecci\u00f3n y puede a\u00f1adir un nuevo enlace al grupo de enlaces. Esto rompe el entorno de seguridad protegido por llc_conf_mutex."}], "id": "CVE-2023-54237", "lastModified": "2026-04-15T00:35:42.020", "metrics": {}, "published": "2025-12-30T13:16:12.193", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c764cc271d3aa6528ae1b3394babf34ac01f775"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e40b801b3603a8f90b46acbacdea3505c27f01c0"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2f46de98c11d41ac8d22765f47ba54ce5480a5b"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Deferred"}

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