# CVE-2023-54114: net: nsh: Use correct mac_offset to unwind gso skb in nsh_gso_segment()

> A flaw in the Linux kernel NSH GSO segmentation allows local attackers to cause a system crash via crafted network packets.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **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:** 24 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-54114, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54114, GHSA-g58j-c94r-957c, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54114

## What is CVE-2023-54114?

CVE-2023-54114 is a denial of service vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Dec 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: nsh: Use correct mac_offset to unwind gso skb in nsh_gso_segment()

As the call trace shows, skb_panic was caused by wrong skb->mac_header
in nsh_gso_segment():

invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI
CPU: 3 PID: 2737 Comm: syz Not tainted 6.3.0-next-20230505 #1
RIP: 0010:skb_panic+0xda/0xe0
call Trace:
 skb_push+0x91/0xa0
 nsh_gso_segment+0x4f3/0x570
 skb_mac_gso_segment+0x19e/0x270
 __skb_gso_segment+0x1e8/0x3c0
 validate_xmit_skb+0x452/0x890
 validate_xmit_skb_list+0x99/0xd0
 sch_direct_xmit+0x294/0x7c0
 __dev_queue_xmit+0x16f0/0x1d70
 packet_xmit+0x185/0x210
 packet_snd+0xc15/0x1170
 packet_sendmsg+0x7b/0xa0
 sock_sendmsg+0x14f/0x160

The root cause is:
nsh_gso_segment() use skb->network_header - nhoff to reset mac_header
in skb_gso_error_unwind() if inner-layer protocol gso fails.
However, skb->network_header may be reset by inner-layer protocol
gso function e.g. mpls_gso_segment. skb->mac_header reset by the
inaccurate network_header will be larger than skb headroom.

nsh_gso_segment
    nhoff = skb->network_header - skb->mac_header;
    __skb_pull(skb,nsh_len)
    skb_mac_gso_segment
        mpls_gso_segment
            skb_reset_network_header(skb);//skb->network_header+=nsh_len
            return -EINVAL;
    skb_gso_error_unwind
        skb_push(skb, nsh_len);
        skb->mac_header = skb->network_header - nhoff;
        // skb->mac_header > skb->headroom, cause skb_push panic

Use correct mac_offset to restore mac_header and get rid of nhoff.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54114?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-54114?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-54114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-54114 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-54114 is a denial of service vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Dec 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-2023-54114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. 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-2023-54114/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54114/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54114
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54114
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54114

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