CVE-2023-52574

team: fix null-ptr-deref when team device type is changed

Published Mar 2, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

team: fix null-ptr-deref when team device type is changed

Get a null-ptr-deref bug as follows with reproducer [1].

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000228
...
RIP: 0010:vlan_dev_hard_header+0x35/0x140 [8021q]
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __die+0x24/0x70
? page_fault_oops+0x82/0x150
? exc_page_fault+0x69/0x150
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30
? vlan_dev_hard_header+0x35/0x140 [8021q]
? vlan_dev_hard_header+0x8e/0x140 [8021q]
neigh_connected_output+0xb2/0x100
ip6_finish_output2+0x1cb/0x520
? nf_hook_slow+0x43/0xc0
? ip6_mtu+0x46/0x80
ip6_finish_output+0x2a/0xb0
mld_sendpack+0x18f/0x250
mld_ifc_work+0x39/0x160
process_one_work+0x1e6/0x3f0
worker_thread+0x4d/0x2f0
? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
kthread+0xe5/0x120
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x34/0x50
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30

[1]
$ teamd -t team0 -d -c '{"runner": {"name": "loadbalance"}}'
$ ip link add name t-dummy type dummy
$ ip link add link t-dummy name t-dummy.100 type vlan id 100
$ ip link add name t-nlmon type nlmon
$ ip link set t-nlmon master team0
$ ip link set t-nlmon nomaster
$ ip link set t-dummy up
$ ip link set team0 up
$ ip link set t-dummy.100 down
$ ip link set t-dummy.100 master team0

When enslave a vlan device to team device and team device type is changed
from non-ether to ether, header_ops of team device is changed to
vlan_header_ops. That is incorrect and will trigger null-ptr-deref
for vlan->real_dev in vlan_dev_hard_header() because team device is not
a vlan device.

Cache eth_header_ops in team_setup(), then assign cached header_ops to
header_ops of team net device when its type is changed from non-ether
to ether to fix the bug.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7853-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7853-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7854-1 Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7863-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7853-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7865-1 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7875-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7937-1 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 9:10 AM
Reserved
Mar 2, 2024, 9:55 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2024, 10:15 PM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 10:18 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 2, 2024, 12:00 AM