Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-53824netlink: annotate lockless accesses to nlk->max_recvmsg_len

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 9% 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 90.8% 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: netlink: annotate lockless accesses to nlk->max_recvmsg_len syzbot reported a data-race in data-race in netlink_recvmsg() [1] Indeed, netlink_recvmsg() can be run concurrently, and netlink_dump() also needs protection. [1] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in netlink_recvmsg / netlink_recvmsg read to 0xffff888141840b38 of 8 bytes by task 23057 on cpu 0: netlink_recvmsg+0xea/0x730 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1988 sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1017 [inline] sock_recvmsg net/socket.c:1038 [inline] __sys_recvfrom+0x1ee/0x2e0 net/socket.c:2194 __do_sys_recvfrom net/socket.c:2212 [inline] __se_sys_recvfrom net/socket.c:2208 [inline] __x64_sys_recvfrom+0x78/0x90 net/socket.c:2208 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd write to 0xffff888141840b38 of 8 bytes by task 23037 on cpu 1: netlink_recvmsg+0x114/0x730 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1989 sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1017 [inline] sock_recvmsg net/socket.c:1038 [inline] ____sys_recvmsg+0x156/0x310 net/socket.c:2720 ___sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2762 [inline] do_recvmmsg+0x2e5/0x710 net/socket.c:2856 __sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2935 [inline] __do_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2958 [inline] __se_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2951 [inline] __x64_sys_recvmmsg+0xe2/0x160 net/socket.c:2951 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd value changed: 0x0000000000000000 -> 0x0000000000001000 Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 1 PID: 23037 Comm: syz-executor.2 Not tainted 6.3.0-rc4-syzkaller-00195-g5a57b48fdfcb #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/02/2023

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.25-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53824
Debian:13linux6.1.25-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53824
Debian:14linux6.1.25-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-118.128UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1067.73UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1070.79UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1070.79.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1064.70UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1050.57UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1060.63UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1062.68UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1064.69UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-118.128UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1062.63UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1027.27UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1065.71UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1060.63UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1035.39UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53824

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 9063e21fb026c4966fc93261c18322214f9835eb – before 05c9e3fc93b02d18c3ab258d43350a6d44b40bbd9063e21fb026c4966fc93261c18322214f9835eb – before 7cff4103be7c402ecc3e7bf8f95a64089e3c91b89063e21fb026c4966fc93261c18322214f9835eb – before e3bcf2a77060bea4d8d09cb09d92c7056f07df5a9063e21fb026c4966fc93261c18322214f9835eb – before fc4ba13013ddaea8b11b88fd52b35449e2d9cf859063e21fb026c4966fc93261c18322214f9835eb – before a1865f2e7d10dde00d35a2122b38d2e469ae67ed
Linux Linux 3.15

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