Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-53179netfilter: ipset: add the missing IP_SET_HASH_WITH_NET0 macro for ip_set_hash_netportnet.c

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: add the missing IP_SET_HASH_WITH_NET0 macro for ip_set_hash_netportnet.c The missing IP_SET_HASH_WITH_NET0 macro in ip_set_hash_netportnet can lead to the use of wrong `CIDR_POS(c)` for calculating array offsets, which can lead to integer underflow. As a result, it leads to slab out-of-bound access. This patch adds back the IP_SET_HASH_WITH_NET0 macro to ip_set_hash_netportnet to address the issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.55-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53179
Debian:13linux6.5.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53179
Debian:14linux6.5.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-87.97UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1048.53UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1050.57UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1050.57.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1045.53UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1045.50UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1031.37UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1041.44UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1043.49UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1045.50UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-87.96UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1039.39UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1019.19UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1046.52UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1041.44UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1025.29UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53179

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 0d5d0b5c41f766355f2b42c47d13ea001f754c7d – before 7935b636dd693dfe4483cfef4a1e91366c8103facb3e590df429ce151d5041884a4947099b8ad6a7 – before e632d09dffc68b9602d6893a99bfe3001d36cefc886503f34d63e681662057448819edb5b1057a97 – before 109e830585e89a03d554bf8ad0e668630d0a6260886503f34d63e681662057448819edb5b1057a97 – before 83091f8ac03f118086596f17c9a52d31d6ca94b3886503f34d63e681662057448819edb5b1057a97 – before a9e6142e5f8f6ac7d1bca45c1b2b13b084ea9e14886503f34d63e681662057448819edb5b1057a97 – before 7ca0706c68adadf86a36b60dca090f5e9481e808886503f34d63e681662057448819edb5b1057a97 – before d59b6fc405549f7caf31f6aa5da1d6bef746b166886503f34d63e681662057448819edb5b1057a97 – before d95c8420efe684b964e3aa28108e9a354bcd7225
Linux Linux 4.20

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