# CVE-2023-52700: tipc: fix kernel warning when sending SYN message

> A kernel warning triggered by incorrect iterator direction in TIPC SYN messages can lead to system instability or denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 May 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-67548, BELL-CVE-2023-52700, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52700, GHSA-xhf8-m475-367r, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2023-52700, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2023-52700, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52700

## What is CVE-2023-52700?

CVE-2023-52700 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

tipc: fix kernel warning when sending SYN message

When sending a SYN message, this kernel stack trace is observed:

...
[   13.396352] RIP: 0010:_copy_from_iter+0xb4/0x550
...
[   13.398494] Call Trace:
[   13.398630]  <TASK>
[   13.398630]  ? __alloc_skb+0xed/0x1a0
[   13.398630]  tipc_msg_build+0x12c/0x670 [tipc]
[   13.398630]  ? shmem_add_to_page_cache.isra.71+0x151/0x290
[   13.398630]  __tipc_sendmsg+0x2d1/0x710 [tipc]
[   13.398630]  ? tipc_connect+0x1d9/0x230 [tipc]
[   13.398630]  ? __local_bh_enable_ip+0x37/0x80
[   13.398630]  tipc_connect+0x1d9/0x230 [tipc]
[   13.398630]  ? __sys_connect+0x9f/0xd0
[   13.398630]  __sys_connect+0x9f/0xd0
[   13.398630]  ? preempt_count_add+0x4d/0xa0
[   13.398630]  ? fpregs_assert_state_consistent+0x22/0x50
[   13.398630]  __x64_sys_connect+0x16/0x20
[   13.398630]  do_syscall_64+0x42/0x90
[   13.398630]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

It is because commit a41dad905e5a ("iov_iter: saner checks for attempt
to copy to/from iterator") has introduced sanity check for copying
from/to iov iterator. Lacking of copy direction from the iterator
viewpoint would lead to kernel stack trace like above.

This commit fixes this issue by initializing the iov iterator with
the correct copy direction when sending SYN or ACK without data.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52700?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-52700?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-52700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-52700 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-52700 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52700/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52700/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52700
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52700
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52700

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