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This\ncauses a stack trace like below:\n\nBUG: KASAN: use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify+0x7c9/0x870 net/caif/caif_usb.c:138\nRead of size 8 at addr ffff88807ac4e6f0 by task kworker/u4:6/1214\n\nCPU: 0 PID: 1214 Comm: kworker/u4:6 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc3-syzkaller-00146-g92f20ff72066 #0\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011\nWorkqueue: netns cleanup_net\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]\n dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106\n print_address_description.constprop.0.cold+0xeb/0x467 mm/kasan/report.c:313\n print_report mm/kasan/report.c:429 [inline]\n kasan_report.cold+0xf4/0x1c6 mm/kasan/report.c:491\n cfusbl_device_notify+0x7c9/0x870 net/caif/caif_usb.c:138\n notifier_call_chain+0xb5/0x200 kernel/notifier.c:87\n call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0xb5/0x130 net/core/dev.c:1945\n call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:1983 [inline]\n call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:1997 [inline]\n netdev_wait_allrefs_any net/core/dev.c:10227 [inline]\n netdev_run_todo+0xbc0/0x10f0 net/core/dev.c:10341\n default_device_exit_batch+0x44e/0x590 net/core/dev.c:11334\n ops_exit_list+0x125/0x170 net/core/net_namespace.c:167\n cleanup_net+0x4ea/0xb00 net/core/net_namespace.c:594\n process_one_work+0x996/0x1610 kernel/workqueue.c:2289\n worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kernel/workqueue.c:2436\n kthread+0x2e9/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376\n ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:302\n </TASK>\n\nWhen unregistering a net device, unregister_netdevice_many_notify()\nsets the device's reg_state to NETREG_UNREGISTERING, calls notifiers\nwith NETDEV_UNREGISTER, and adds the device to the todo list.\n\nLater on, devices in the todo list are processed by netdev_run_todo().\nnetdev_run_todo() waits devices' reference count become 1 while\nrebdoadcasting NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification.\n\nWhen cfusbl_device_notify() is called with NETDEV_UNREGISTER multiple\ntimes, the parent device might be freed.  This could cause UAF.\nProcessing NETDEV_UNREGISTER multiple times also causes inbalance of\nreference count for the module.\n\nThis patch fixes the issue by accepting only first NETDEV_UNREGISTER\nnotification."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"}}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-08-04T09:13:32.687Z","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux"},"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a45c3cf0e2242a533657f4f535d9b6a7447a79"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1793da97a23e31c5bf06631f3f3e5a25f368fd64"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dc16be373b382ddd4c274052a6e870a95e76c01"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3aaec463a632cf4187dc017e421bfa69d7834a9"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f14457e1584224f4296af613bbd99deb60b5d91"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/287027d8a567168a5d8ce5cb0cba16a34791a48c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1a11bbdbb5ea9f172019c5a4a3e9d8eabd72179"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9781e98a97110f5e76999058368b4be76a788484"}],"title":"net: caif: Fix use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify()","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","assignerShortName":"Linux","cveId":"CVE-2023-53138","datePublished":"2025-05-02T15:56:10.372Z","dateReserved":"2025-05-02T15:51:43.562Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-04T09:13:32.687Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2025-05-02 16:15:32","lastModifiedDate":"2026-08-04 10:18:56","problem_types":["CWE-416"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":5.9},{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":5.9}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.3","versionEndExcluding":"4.14.310","matchCriteriaId":"47DECA7B-812B-4717-9679-38537FD30B5C"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.15","versionEndExcluding":"4.19.278","matchCriteriaId":"1BE5A05F-B15B-4F08-BCE4-7DF115602DC3"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.20","versionEndExcluding":"5.4.237","matchCriteriaId":"229D3E63-7A14-4507-9222-7E4821F6FF3F"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.5","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.175","matchCriteriaId":"BEA15466-227B-46FF-B5A8-1E8679056A83"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.11","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.103","matchCriteriaId":"7A57CCEF-C453-48CE-9A6E-71A03C369F61"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.16","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.20","matchCriteriaId":"B22D8949-72A1-4CED-8318-A040635DEEBE"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.2","versionEndExcluding":"6.2.7","matchCriteriaId":"EFEDDF17-189C-4901-BD6B-41752E80AAA4"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"B8E3B0E8-FA27-4305-87BB-AF6C25B160CB"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2023","CveId":"53138","Ordinal":"1","Title":"net: caif: Fix use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify()","CVE":"CVE-2023-53138","Year":"2023"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2023","CveId":"53138","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: caif: Fix use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify()\n\nsyzbot reported use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify() [1].  This\ncauses a stack trace like below:\n\nBUG: KASAN: use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify+0x7c9/0x870 net/caif/caif_usb.c:138\nRead of size 8 at addr ffff88807ac4e6f0 by task kworker/u4:6/1214\n\nCPU: 0 PID: 1214 Comm: kworker/u4:6 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc3-syzkaller-00146-g92f20ff72066 #0\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011\nWorkqueue: netns cleanup_net\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]\n dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106\n print_address_description.constprop.0.cold+0xeb/0x467 mm/kasan/report.c:313\n print_report mm/kasan/report.c:429 [inline]\n kasan_report.cold+0xf4/0x1c6 mm/kasan/report.c:491\n cfusbl_device_notify+0x7c9/0x870 net/caif/caif_usb.c:138\n notifier_call_chain+0xb5/0x200 kernel/notifier.c:87\n call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0xb5/0x130 net/core/dev.c:1945\n call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:1983 [inline]\n call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:1997 [inline]\n netdev_wait_allrefs_any net/core/dev.c:10227 [inline]\n netdev_run_todo+0xbc0/0x10f0 net/core/dev.c:10341\n default_device_exit_batch+0x44e/0x590 net/core/dev.c:11334\n ops_exit_list+0x125/0x170 net/core/net_namespace.c:167\n cleanup_net+0x4ea/0xb00 net/core/net_namespace.c:594\n process_one_work+0x996/0x1610 kernel/workqueue.c:2289\n worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kernel/workqueue.c:2436\n kthread+0x2e9/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376\n ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:302\n </TASK>\n\nWhen unregistering a net device, unregister_netdevice_many_notify()\nsets the device's reg_state to NETREG_UNREGISTERING, calls notifiers\nwith NETDEV_UNREGISTER, and adds the device to the todo list.\n\nLater on, devices in the todo list are processed by netdev_run_todo().\nnetdev_run_todo() waits devices' reference count become 1 while\nrebdoadcasting NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification.\n\nWhen cfusbl_device_notify() is called with NETDEV_UNREGISTER multiple\ntimes, the parent device might be freed.  This could cause UAF.\nProcessing NETDEV_UNREGISTER multiple times also causes inbalance of\nreference count for the module.\n\nThis patch fixes the issue by accepting only first NETDEV_UNREGISTER\nnotification.","Type":"Description","Title":"net: caif: Fix use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify()"}]}}}