# CVE-2023-53312: net: fix net_dev_start_xmit trace event vs skb_transport_offset() > A kernel bug in the network trace event handling can cause a system crash or memory corruption when processing specific network packets. - **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:** 16 Sep 2025 - **Updated:** 11 May 2026 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-53312, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53312, GHSA-gp2g-j8q2-w9v8, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53312 ## What is CVE-2023-53312? CVE-2023-53312 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Sep 2025. 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: net: fix net_dev_start_xmit trace event vs skb_transport_offset() After blamed commit, we must be more careful about using skb_transport_offset(), as reminded us by syzbot: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2868 skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:2977 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2868 perf_trace_net_dev_start_xmit+0x89a/0xce0 include/trace/events/net.h:14 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 10 Comm: kworker/u4:1 Not tainted 6.1.30-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/27/2023 Workqueue: bat_events batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet RIP: 0010:skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:2868 [inline] RIP: 0010:skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:2977 [inline] RIP: 0010:perf_trace_net_dev_start_xmit+0x89a/0xce0 include/trace/events/net.h:14 Code: 8b 04 25 28 00 00 00 48 3b 84 24 c0 00 00 00 0f 85 4e 04 00 00 48 8d 65 d8 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 cc e8 56 22 01 fd <0f> 0b e9 f6 fc ff ff 89 f9 80 e1 07 80 c1 03 38 c1 0f 8c 86 f9 ff RSP: 0018:ffffc900002bf700 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: ffffffff8485d8ca RBX: 000000000000ffff RCX: ffff888100914280 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000ffff RDI: 000000000000ffff RBP: ffffc900002bf818 R08: ffffffff8485d5b6 R09: fffffbfff0f8fb5e R10: 0000000000000000 R11: dffffc0000000001 R12: 1ffff110217d8f67 R13: ffff88810bec7b3a R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: dffffc0000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8881f6a00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f96cf6d52f0 CR3: 000000012224c000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 Call Trace: [] trace_net_dev_start_xmit include/trace/events/net.h:14 [inline] [] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3643 [inline] [] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x705/0x980 net/core/dev.c:3660 [] __dev_queue_xmit+0x16b2/0x3370 net/core/dev.c:4324 [] dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3030 [inline] [] batadv_send_skb_packet+0x3f3/0x680 net/batman-adv/send.c:108 [] batadv_send_broadcast_skb+0x24/0x30 net/batman-adv/send.c:127 [] batadv_iv_ogm_send_to_if net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c:393 [inline] [] batadv_iv_ogm_emit net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c:421 [inline] [] batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet+0x69a/0x840 net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c:1701 [] process_one_work+0x8ac/0x1170 kernel/workqueue.c:2289 [] worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53312? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-53312? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2023-53312 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53312 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-2023-53312 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-53312 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Sep 2025. 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-2023-53312 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-2023-53312/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53312/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53312 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53312 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53312 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53312/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.