PT-2025-18873
CVE-2023-53109
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Published
2023-03-10
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Updated
2026-10-12
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, related to IP tunnels updating dev->needed headroom in their xmit path. The issue involves a data-race in ip tunnel xmit, which can be exploited. Technical details about exploitation include the
ip tunnel xmit function and the dev->needed headroom variable. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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