# CVE-2023-53192: vxlan: Fix nexthop hash size

> A flaw in the Linux kernel VXLAN module allows remote attackers to cause a system crash via an integer overflow leading to an out-of-bounds memory access.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-53192, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53192, GHSA-5ghm-j624-hfm6, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53192

## What is CVE-2023-53192?

CVE-2023-53192 is a critical vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

vxlan: Fix nexthop hash size

The nexthop code expects a 31 bit hash, such as what is returned by
fib_multipath_hash() and rt6_multipath_hash(). Passing the 32 bit hash
returned by skb_get_hash() can lead to problems related to the fact that
'int hash' is a negative number when the MSB is set.

In the case of hash threshold nexthop groups, nexthop_select_path_hthr()
will disproportionately select the first nexthop group entry. In the case
of resilient nexthop groups, nexthop_select_path_res() may do an out of
bounds access in nh_buckets[], for example:
    hash = -912054133
    num_nh_buckets = 2
    bucket_index = 65535

which leads to the following panic:

BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc900025910c8
PGD 100000067 P4D 100000067 PUD 10026b067 PMD 0
Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI
CPU: 4 PID: 856 Comm: kworker/4:3 Not tainted 6.5.0-rc2+ #34
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014
Workqueue: ipv6_addrconf addrconf_dad_work
RIP: 0010:nexthop_select_path+0x197/0xbf0
Code: c1 e4 05 be 08 00 00 00 4c 8b 35 a4 14 7e 01 4e 8d 6c 25 00 4a 8d 7c 25 08 48 01 dd e8 c2 25 15 ff 49 8d 7d 08 e8 39 13 15 ff <4d> 89 75 08 48 89 ef e8 7d 12 15 ff 48 8b 5d 00 e8 14 55 2f 00 85
RSP: 0018:ffff88810c36f260 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000002000c0 RCX: ffffffffaf02dd77
RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffffc900025910c8
RBP: ffffc900025910c0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: fffff520004b2219
R10: ffffc900025910cf R11: 31392d2068736168 R12: 00000000002000c0
R13: ffffc900025910c0 R14: 00000000fffef608 R15: ffff88811840e900
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8881f7000000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: ffffc900025910c8 CR3: 0000000129d00000 CR4: 0000000000750ee0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 ? __die+0x23/0x70
 ? page_fault_oops+0x1ee/0x5c0
 ? __pfx_is_prefetch.constprop.0+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx_page_fault_oops+0x10/0x10
 ? search_bpf_extables+0xfe/0x1c0
 ? fixup_exception+0x3b/0x470
 ? exc_page_fault+0xf6/0x110
 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30
 ? nexthop_select_path+0x197/0xbf0
 ? nexthop_select_path+0x197/0xbf0
 ? lock_is_held_type+0xe7/0x140
 vxlan_xmit+0x5b2/0x2340
 ? __lock_acquire+0x92b/0x3370
 ? __pfx_vxlan_xmit+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx___lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx_register_lock_class+0x10/0x10
 ? skb_network_protocol+0xce/0x2d0
 ? dev_hard_start_xmit+0xca/0x350
 ? __pfx_vxlan_xmit+0x10/0x10
 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xca/0x350
 __dev_queue_xmit+0x513/0x1e20
 ? __pfx___dev_queue_xmit+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
 ? mark_held_locks+0x44/0x90
 ? skb_push+0x4c/0x80
 ? eth_header+0x81/0xe0
 ? __pfx_eth_header+0x10/0x10
 ? neigh_resolve_output+0x215/0x310
 ? ip6_finish_output2+0x2ba/0xc90
 ip6_finish_output2+0x2ba/0xc90
 ? lock_release+0x236/0x3e0
 ? ip6_mtu+0xbb/0x240
 ? __pfx_ip6_finish_output2+0x10/0x10
 ? find_held_lock+0x83/0xa0
 ? lock_is_held_type+0xe7/0x140
 ip6_finish_output+0x1ee/0x780
 ip6_output+0x138/0x460
 ? __pfx_ip6_output+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx___lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx_ip6_finish_output+0x10/0x10
 NF_HOOK.constprop.0+0xc0/0x420
 ? __pfx_NF_HOOK.constprop.0+0x10/0x10
 ? ndisc_send_skb+0x2c0/0x960
 ? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
 ? __local_bh_enable_ip+0x93/0x110
 ? lock_is_held_type+0xe7/0x140
 ndisc_send_skb+0x4be/0x960
 ? __pfx_ndisc_send_skb+0x10/0x10
 ? mark_held_locks+0x65/0x90
 ? find_held_lock+0x83/0xa0
 ndisc_send_ns+0xb0/0x110
 ? __pfx_ndisc_send_ns+0x10/0x10
 addrconf_dad_work+0x631/0x8e0
 ? lock_acquire+0x180/0x3f0
 ? __pfx_addrconf_dad_work+0x10/0x10
 ? mark_held_locks+0x24/0x90
 process_one_work+0x582/0x9c0
 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx_do_raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10
 ? mark_held_locks+0x24/0x90
 worker_thread+0x93/0x630
 ? __kthread_parkme+0xdc/0x100
 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
 kthread+0x1a5/0x1e0
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork+0x34/0x60
 
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Weakness: CWE-129 (Improper Validation of Array Index)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53192?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53192?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-53192 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53192 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2023-53192 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53192 is a critical vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53192 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-2023-53192/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53192/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53192
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53192
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53192

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