CVE-2023-53382
published 2025-09-18CVE-2023-53382: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails. We found a crash when using…
PriorityP422medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.27%
18.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails.
We found a crash when using SMCRv2 with 2 Mellanox ConnectX-4. It
can be reproduced by:
- smc_run nginx
- smc_run wrk -t 32 -c 500 -d 30 http://:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000014
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 8000000108713067 P4D 8000000108713067 PUD 151127067 PMD 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
CPU: 4 PID: 2441 Comm: kworker/4:249 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W E 6.4.0-rc1+ #42
Workqueue: smc_hs_wq smc_listen_work [smc]
RIP: 0010:smc_clc_send_confirm_accept+0x284/0x580 [smc]
RSP: 0018:ffffb8294b2d7c78 EFLAGS: 00010a06
RAX: ffff8f1873238880 RBX: ffffb8294b2d7dc8 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 00000000000000b4 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: 0000000000b40c00
RBP: ffffb8294b2d7db8 R08: ffff8f1815c5860c R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000400 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8f1846f56180
R13: ffff8f1815c5860c R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000001
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8f1aefd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000000000014 CR3: 00000001027a0001 CR4: 00000000003706e0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
? mlx5_ib_map_mr_sg+0xa1/0xd0 [mlx5_ib]
? smcr_buf_map_link+0x24b/0x290 [smc]
? __smc_buf_create+0x4ee/0x9b0 [smc]
smc_clc_send_accept+0x4c/0xb0 [smc]
smc_listen_work+0x346/0x650 [smc]
? __schedule+0x279/0x820
process_one_work+0x1e5/0x3f0
worker_thread+0x4d/0x2f0
? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
kthread+0xe5/0x120
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50
During the CLC handshake, server sequentially tries available SMCRv2
and SMCRv1 devices in smc_listen_work().
If an SMCRv2 device is found. SMCv2 based link group and link will be
assigned to the connection. Then assumed
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= e49300a6bf6218c835403545e9356141a6340181 < 9540765d1882d15497d880096de99fafabcfa08c | 9540765d1882d15497d880096de99fafabcfa08c |
| linux | linux | >= e49300a6bf6218c835403545e9356141a6340181 < d33be18917ffe69865dfed18b0a67b0dee0b47d7 | d33be18917ffe69865dfed18b0a67b0dee0b47d7 |
| linux | linux | >= e49300a6bf6218c835403545e9356141a6340181 < 35112271672ae98f45df7875244a4e33aa215e31 | 35112271672ae98f45df7875244a4e33aa215e31 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.37-1 | 6.1.37-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.3.7-1 | 6.3.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.3.7-1 | 6.3.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.1.31 | 6.1.31 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.3.5 | 6.3.5 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails
vendor_redhat·2025-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53382 [MEDIUM] CWE-908 kernel: net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails
kernel: net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails.
We found a crash when using SMCRv2 with 2 Mellanox ConnectX-4. It
can be reproduced by:
- smc_run nginx
- smc_run wrk -t 32 -c 500 -d 30 http://:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000014
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 8000000108713067 P4D 8000000108713067 PUD 151127067 PMD 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
CPU: 4 PID: 2441 Comm: kworker/4:249 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W E 6.4.0-rc1+ #42
Workqueue: smc_hs_wq smc_listen_work [smc]
RIP: 0010:smc_clc_send_confirm_accept+0x284/0x580 [smc]
RSP: 0018:ffffb8294b2d7c78 EFLAGS: 0
Debian
CVE-2023-53382: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Re...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53382 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53382: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Re...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails. We found a crash when using SMCRv2 with 2 Mellanox ConnectX-4. It can be reproduced by: - smc_run nginx - smc_run wrk -t 32 -c 500 -d 30 http://: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000014 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 8000000108713067 P4D 8000000108713067 PUD 151127067 PMD 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 4 PID: 2441 Comm: kworker/4:249 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W E 6.4.0-rc1+ #42 Workqueue: smc_hs_wq smc_listen_work [smc] RIP: 0010:smc_clc_send_confirm_accept+0x284/0x580 [smc] RSP: 0018:ffffb8294b2d7c78 EFLAGS: 00010a06 RAX: ffff8f1873238880 RBX: ffffb8294b2d7dc8 RCX: 0000000000
OSV
CVE-2023-53382: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails
osv·2025-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53382 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53382: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails. We found a crash when using SMCRv2 with 2 Mellanox ConnectX-4. It can be reproduced by: - smc_run nginx - smc_run wrk -t 32 -c 500 -d 30 http://: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000014 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 8000000108713067 P4D 8000000108713067 PUD 151127067 PMD 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 4 PID: 2441 Comm: kworker/4:249 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W E 6.4.0-rc1+ #42 Workqueue: smc_hs_wq smc_listen_work [smc] RIP: 0010:smc_clc_send_confirm_accept+0x284/0x580 [smc] RSP: 0018:ffffb8294b2d7c78 EFLAGS: 00010a06 RAX: ffff8f1873238880 RBX: ffffb8294b2d7dc8 RCX: 0000000000
GHSA
GHSA-5322-f7jr-cv4m: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-18
CVE-2023-53382 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-5322-f7jr-cv4m: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails.
We found a crash when using SMCRv2 with 2 Mellanox ConnectX-4. It
can be reproduced by:
- smc_run nginx
- smc_run wrk -t 32 -c 500 -d 30 http://:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000014
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 8000000108713067 P4D 8000000108713067 PUD 151127067 PMD 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
CPU: 4 PID: 2441 Comm: kworker/4:249 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W E 6.4.0-rc1+ #42
Workqueue: smc_hs_wq smc_listen_work [smc]
RIP: 0010:smc_clc_send_confirm_accept+0x284/0x580 [smc]
RSP: 0018:ffffb8294b2d7c78 EFLAGS: 00010a06
RAX: ffff8f1873238880 RBX: ffffb8294b2d7dc8 RCX: 000000
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2025-09-18
Published