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CVE-2023-53342 — linux / linux_kernel

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

net: marvell: prestera: fix handling IPv4 routes with nhid

Fix handling IPv4 routes referencing a nexthop via its id by replacing calls to fib_info_nh() with fib_info_nhc().

Trying to add an IPv4 route referencing a nextop via nhid:

$ ip link set up swp5
$ ip a a 10.0.0.1/24 dev swp5
$ ip nexthop add dev swp5 id 20 via 10.0.0.2
$ ip route add 10.0.1.0/24 nhid 20

triggers warnings when trying to handle the route:

[ 528.805763] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 528.810437] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 53 at include/net/nexthop.h:468 __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera] [ 528.820434] Modules linked in: prestera_pci act_gact act_police sch_ingress cls_u32 cls_flower prestera arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_led(O) arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_cpld(O) [last unloaded: prestera_pci] [ 528.837485] CPU: 3 PID: 53 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Tainted: G O 6.4.5 #1 [ 528.845178] Hardware name: delta,tn48m-dn (DT) [ 528.849641] Workqueue: prestera_ordered __prestera_router_fib_event_work [prestera] [ 528.857352] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 528.864347] pc : __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera] [ 528.870135] lr : prestera_k_arb_fib_evt+0xb20/0xd50 [prestera] [ 528.876007] sp : ffff80000b20bc90 [ 528.879336] x29: ffff80000b20bc90 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff0001374d3a48 [ 528.886510] x26: ffff000105604000 x25: ffff000134af8a28 x24: ffff0001374d3800 [ 528.893683] x23: ffff000101c89148 x22: ffff000101c89000 x21: ffff000101c89200 [ 528.900855] x20: ffff00013641fda0 x19: ffff800009d01088 x18: 0000000000000059 [ 528.908027] x17: 0000000000000277 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000 [ 528.915198] x14: 0000000000000003 x13: 00000000000fe400 x12: 0000000000000000 [ 528.922371] x11: 0000000000000002 x10: 0000000000000aa0 x9 : ffff8000013d2020 [ 528.929543] x8 : 0000000000000018 x7 : 000000007b1703f8 x6 : 000000001ca72f86 [ 528.936715] x5 : 0000000033399ea7 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : ffff0001374d3acc [ 528.943886] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff00010200de00 x0 : ffff000134ae3f80 [ 528.951058] Call trace: [ 528.953516] __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera] [ 528.958952] __prestera_router_fib_event_work+0x100/0x158 [prestera] [ 528.965348] process_one_work+0x208/0x488 [ 528.969387] worker_thread+0x4c/0x430 [ 528.973068] kthread+0x120/0x138 [ 528.976313] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 528.979909] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- [ 528.984998] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 528.989645] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 53 at include/net/nexthop.h:468 __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera] [ 528.999628] Modules linked in: prestera_pci act_gact act_police sch_ingress cls_u32 cls_flower prestera arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_led(O) arm64_delta_tn48m_dn_cpld(O) [last unloaded: prestera_pci] [ 529.016676] CPU: 3 PID: 53 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Tainted: G W O 6.4.5 #1 [ 529.024368] Hardware name: delta,tn48m-dn (DT) [ 529.028830] Workqueue: prestera_ordered __prestera_router_fib_event_work [prestera] [ 529.036539] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 529.043533] pc : __prestera_fi_is_direct+0x2c/0x68 [prestera] [ 529.049318] lr : __prestera_k_arb_fc_apply+0x280/0x2f8 [prestera] [ 529.055452] sp : ffff80000b20bc60 [ 529.058781] x29: ffff80000b20bc60 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff0001374d3a48 [ 529.065953] x26: ffff000105604000 x25: ffff000134af8a28 x24: ffff0001374d3800 [ 529.073126] x23: ffff000101c89148 x22: ffff000101c89148 x21: ffff00013641fda0 [ 529.080299] x20: ffff000101c89000 x19: ffff000101c89020 x18: 0000000000000059 [ 529.087471] x17: 0000000000000277 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000 [ 529.094642] x14: 0000000000000003 x13: 00000000000fe400 x12: 0000000000000000 [ 529.101814] x11: 0000000000000002 x10: 0000000000000aa0 x9 : ffff8000013cee80 [ 529.108985] x8 : 0000000000000018 x7 : 000000007b1703f8 x6 ---truncated---

Published: Sep 17, 2025
Updated: Dec 14, 2025
CVE: CVE-2023-53342
Severity: Medium
Exploit:
CISA KEV:

CVSS v3:

Severity: Medium
Score: 5.5
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel	6.1	6.1.46
linux / linux_kernel	6.2	6.4.11
linux / linux_kernel	6.5-rc1	6.5-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel	6.5-rc2	6.5-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel	6.5-rc3	6.5-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel	6.5-rc4	6.5-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel	6.5-rc5	6.5-rc5.x

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.