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Unscored CVE-2023-54265 EUVD-2023-60376GHSA-wm5w-7h48-37x2

ipv6: Fix an uninit variable access bug in __ip6_make_skb()

Published Dec 30, 2025 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: Fix an uninit variable access bug in __ip6_make_skb()

Syzbot reported a bug as following:

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BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in arch_atomic64_inc arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:88 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in arch_atomic_long_inc include/linux/atomic/atomic-long.h:161 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in atomic_long_inc include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1429 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __ip6_make_skb+0x2f37/0x30f0 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1956
arch_atomic64_inc arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:88 [inline]
arch_atomic_long_inc include/linux/atomic/atomic-long.h:161 [inline]
atomic_long_inc include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1429 [inline]
__ip6_make_skb+0x2f37/0x30f0 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1956
ip6_finish_skb include/net/ipv6.h:1122 [inline]
ip6_push_pending_frames+0x10e/0x550 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1987
rawv6_push_pending_frames+0xb12/0xb90 net/ipv6/raw.c:579
rawv6_sendmsg+0x297e/0x2e60 net/ipv6/raw.c:922
inet_sendmsg+0x101/0x180 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:827
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:734 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0xa8e/0xe70 net/socket.c:2476
___sys_sendmsg+0x2a1/0x3f0 net/socket.c:2530
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2559 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2568 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2566 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendmsg+0x367/0x540 net/socket.c:2566
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Uninit was created at:
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:766 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3452 [inline]
__kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x71f/0xce0 mm/slub.c:3491
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slab_common.c:967 [inline]
__kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x114/0x3b0 mm/slab_common.c:988
kmalloc_reserve net/core/skbuff.c:492 [inline]
__alloc_skb+0x3af/0x8f0 net/core/skbuff.c:565
alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1270 [inline]
__ip6_append_data+0x51c1/0x6bb0 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1684
ip6_append_data+0x411/0x580 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1854
rawv6_sendmsg+0x2882/0x2e60 net/ipv6/raw.c:915
inet_sendmsg+0x101/0x180 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:827
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:734 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0xa8e/0xe70 net/socket.c:2476
___sys_sendmsg+0x2a1/0x3f0 net/socket.c:2530
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2559 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2568 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2566 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendmsg+0x367/0x540 net/socket.c:2566
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

It is because icmp6hdr does not in skb linear region under the scenario
of SOCK_RAW socket. Access icmp6_hdr(skb)->icmp6_type directly will
trigger the uninit variable access bug.

Use a local variable icmp6_type to carry the correct value in different
scenarios.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 2.6.24 4.14.313

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.1.25-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.1.25-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.25-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1022.24 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +10 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-79.86 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1042.47 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1045.52 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1045.52.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1039.47 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1039.44 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1025.30 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1035.38 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1037.42 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-79.88 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1030.30 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1016.16 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1002.2 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1040.46 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1025.29 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-156.173 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1107.115 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1114.120 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1045.52~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1068.74 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1110.119 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1039.47~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1054.59 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1036.39~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1037.42~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1019.20 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1096.102 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-79.88~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1016.16~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1106.115 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1091.102 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1038.42~20.04.2 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1027.31 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1036.38 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1043.48 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1107.115+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1113.119+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1082.91 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1110.119+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux +5 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1107.115~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1113.119~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1110.119~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-156.173~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1054.59~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1106.115~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1091.102~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux +7 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6583
RHEL 9 rv +64 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6583
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7077
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.293.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0473-1
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.293.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0473-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_77 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0473-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.25-37.47 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-169
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +12 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-169
Amazon Linux 2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.313-235.533 1.0-0.amzn2 ALAS2-2023-2027
Amazon Linux 2 perf +8 4.14.313-235.533.amzn2 ALAS2-2023-2027

Advisories 6

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