Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-53660bpf, cpumap: Handle skb as well when clean up ptr_ring

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 6% 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 93.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, cpumap: Handle skb as well when clean up ptr_ring The following warning was reported when running xdp_redirect_cpu with both skb-mode and stress-mode enabled: ------------[ cut here ]------------ Incorrect XDP memory type (-2128176192) usage WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 1442 at net/core/xdp.c:405 Modules linked in: CPU: 7 PID: 1442 Comm: kworker/7:0 Tainted: G 6.5.0-rc2+ #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) Workqueue: events __cpu_map_entry_free RIP: 0010:__xdp_return+0x1e4/0x4a0 ...... Call Trace: <TASK> ? show_regs+0x65/0x70 ? __warn+0xa5/0x240 ? __xdp_return+0x1e4/0x4a0 ...... xdp_return_frame+0x4d/0x150 __cpu_map_entry_free+0xf9/0x230 process_one_work+0x6b0/0xb80 worker_thread+0x96/0x720 kthread+0x1a5/0x1f0 ret_from_fork+0x3a/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 </TASK> The reason for the warning is twofold. One is due to the kthread cpu_map_kthread_run() is stopped prematurely. Another one is __cpu_map_ring_cleanup() doesn't handle skb mode and treats skbs in ptr_ring as XDP frames. Prematurely-stopped kthread will be fixed by the preceding patch and ptr_ring will be empty when __cpu_map_ring_cleanup() is called. But as the comments in __cpu_map_ring_cleanup() said, handling and freeing skbs in ptr_ring as well to "catch any broken behaviour gracefully".

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.52-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53660
Debian:13linux6.4.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53660
Debian:14linux6.4.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-88.98UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1049.54UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1051.59UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1051.59.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1046.54UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1046.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1032.38UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1042.45UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1045.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1046.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-88.98UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1040.40UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1019.19UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1047.53UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1042.45UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1025.29UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53660

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 11941f8a85362f612df61f4aaab0e41b64d2111d – before b58d34068fd9f96bfc7d389988dfaf9a92a8fe0011941f8a85362f612df61f4aaab0e41b64d2111d – before cbd000451885801e9bbfd9cf7a7946806a85cb5e11941f8a85362f612df61f4aaab0e41b64d2111d – before 937345720d18f1ad006ba3d5dcb3fa121037b8a211941f8a85362f612df61f4aaab0e41b64d2111d – before 7c62b75cd1a792e14b037fa4f61f9b18914e7de1
Linux Linux 5.15

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