CVE-2023-53246
15.09.2025, 15:15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cifs: fix DFS traversal oops without CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
When compiled with CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL disabled, cifs_dfs_d_automount
is NULL. cifs.ko logic for mapping CIFS_FATTR_DFS_REFERRAL attributes to
S_AUTOMOUNT and corresponding dentry flags is retained regardless of
CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL, leading to a NULL pointer dereference in
VFS follow_automount() when traversing a DFS referral link:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__traverse_mounts+0xb5/0x220
? cifs_revalidate_mapping+0x65/0xc0 [cifs]
step_into+0x195/0x610
? lookup_fast+0xe2/0xf0
path_lookupat+0x64/0x140
filename_lookup+0xc2/0x140
? __create_object+0x299/0x380
? kmem_cache_alloc+0x119/0x220
? user_path_at_empty+0x31/0x50
user_path_at_empty+0x31/0x50
__x64_sys_chdir+0x2a/0xd0
? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xca/0x100
do_syscall_64+0x42/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc
This fix adds an inline cifs_dfs_d_automount() {return -EREMOTE} handler
when CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL is disabled. An alternative would be to
avoid flagging S_AUTOMOUNT, etc. without CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL. This
approach was chosen as it provides more control over the error path.Enginsight| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 𝑥 < 4.14.312 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.15 ≤ 𝑥 < 4.19.280 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.20 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.4.240 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.5 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.10.177 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.11 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.15.106 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.16 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.1.23 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.2 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.2.10 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.3:rc1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.3:rc2 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.3:rc3 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.3:rc4 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration
References