CVE-2023-53635

EUVD-2025-31983
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: conntrack: fix wrong ct->timeout value

(struct nf_conn)->timeout is an interval before the conntrack
confirmed.  After confirmed, it becomes a timestamp.

It is observed that timeout of an unconfirmed conntrack:
- Set by calling ctnetlink_change_timeout(). As a result,
  `nfct_time_stamp` was wrongly added to `ct->timeout` twice.
- Get by calling ctnetlink_dump_timeout(). As a result,
  `nfct_time_stamp` was wrongly subtracted.

Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl
 ctnetlink_dump_timeout
 __ctnetlink_glue_build
 ctnetlink_glue_build
 __nfqnl_enqueue_packet
 nf_queue
 nf_hook_slow
 ip_mc_output
 ? __pfx_ip_finish_output
 ip_send_skb
 ? __pfx_dst_output
 udp_send_skb
 udp_sendmsg
 ? __pfx_ip_generic_getfrag
 sock_sendmsg

Separate the 2 cases in:
- Setting `ct->timeout` in __nf_ct_set_timeout().
- Getting `ct->timeout` in ctnetlink_dump_timeout().

Pablo appends:

Update ctnetlink to set up the timeout _after_ the IPS_CONFIRMED flag is
set on, otherwise conntrack creation via ctnetlink breaks.

Note that the problem described in this patch occurs since the
introduction of the nfnetlink_queue conntrack support, select a
sufficiently old Fixes: tag for -stable kernel to pick up this fix.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 4%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
4.4 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.28
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.2.15
linuxlinux_kernel
6.3 ≤
𝑥
< 6.3.2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.148-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.153-1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
6.16.9-1
fixed
sid
6.16.11-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.43-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.48-1
fixed
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Release
cluster-md-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.280.1
fixed
dlm-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.280.1
fixed
gfs2-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.280.1
fixed
kernel-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.280.1
fixed
kernel-default-base
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.280.1
fixed
kernel-default-man
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.280.1
fixed
kernel-macros
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.280.1
fixed
kernel-source
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.280.1
fixed
kernel-syms
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.280.1
fixed
ocfs2-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.280.1
fixed
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RHEL 9
0:7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3
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kernel
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
fixed
kernel-64k
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
fixed
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RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
fixed
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RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
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RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
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RHEL 9
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0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
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0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
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0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
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