CVE-2023-53189

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6/addrconf: fix a potential refcount underflow for idev Now in addrconf_mod_rs_timer(), reference idev depends on whether rs_timer is not pending. Then modify rs_timer timeout. There is a time gap in [1], during which if the pending rs_timer becomes not pending. It will miss to hold idev, but the rs_timer is activated. Thus rs_timer callback function addrconf_rs_timer() will be executed and put idev later without holding idev. A refcount underflow issue for idev can be caused by this. if (!timer_pending(&idev->rs_timer)) in6_dev_hold(idev); <--------------[1] mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when); To fix the issue, hold idev if mod_timer() return 0.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-09-15 | Published 2025-09-15 | Updated 2025-09-15 | Assigner Linux

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References

git.kernel.org/...c/c6395e32935d35e6f935e7caf1c2dac5a95943b4

git.kernel.org/...c/df62fdcd004afa72ecbed0e862ebb983acd3aa57

git.kernel.org/...c/c7eeba47058532f6077d6a658e38b6698f6ae71a

git.kernel.org/...c/2ad31ce40e8182860b631e37209e93e543790b7c

git.kernel.org/...c/82abd1c37d3bf2a2658b34772c17a25a6f9cca42

git.kernel.org/...c/436b7cc7eae7851c184b671ed7a4a64c750b86f7

git.kernel.org/...c/1f656e483eb4733d62f18dfb206a49b78f60f495

git.kernel.org/...c/06a0716949c22e2aefb648526580671197151acc

cve.org (CVE-2023-53189)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-53189)

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