CVE-2023-53659iavf: Fix out-of-bounds when setting channels on remove

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iavf: Fix out-of-bounds when setting channels on remove If we set channels greater during iavf_remove(), and waiting reset done would be timeout, then returned with error but changed num_active_queues directly, that will lead to OOB like the following logs. Because the num_active_queues is greater than tx/rx_rings[] allocated actually. Reproducer: [root@host ~]# cat repro.sh #!/bin/bash pf_dbsf="0000:41:00.0" vf0_dbsf="0000:41:02.0" g_pids=() function do_set_numvf() { echo 2 >/sys/bus/pci/devices/${pf_dbsf}/sriov_numvfs sleep $((RANDOM%3+1)) echo 0 >/sys/bus/pci/devices/${pf_dbsf}/sriov_numvfs sleep $((RANDOM%3+1)) } function do_set_channel() { local nic=$(ls -1 --indicator-style=none /sys/bus/pci/devices/${vf0_dbsf}/net/) [ -z "$nic" ] && { sleep $((RANDOM%3)) ; return 1; } ifconfig $nic 192.168.18.5 netmask 255.255.255.0 ifconfig $nic up ethtool -L $nic combined 1 ethtool -L $nic combined 4 sleep $((RANDOM%3)) } function on_exit() { local pid for pid in "${g_pids[@]}"; do kill -0 "$pid" &>/dev/null && kill "$pid" &>/dev/null done g_pids=() } trap "on_exit; exit" EXIT while :; do do_set_numvf ; done & g_pids+=($!) while :; do do_set_channel ; done & g_pids+=($!) wait Result: [ 3506.152887] iavf 0000:41:02.0: Removing device [ 3510.400799] ================================================================== [ 3510.400820] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in iavf_free_all_tx_resources+0x156/0x160 [iavf] [ 3510.400823] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88b6f9311008 by task repro.sh/55536 [ 3510.400823] [ 3510.400830] CPU: 101 PID: 55536 Comm: repro.sh Kdump: loaded Tainted: G O --------- -t - 4.18.0 #1 [ 3510.400832] Hardware name: Powerleader PR2008AL/H12DSi-N6, BIOS 2.0 04/09/2021 [ 3510.400835] Call Trace: [ 3510.400851] dump_stack+0x71/0xab [ 3510.400860] print_address_description+0x6b/0x290 [ 3510.400865] ? iavf_free_all_tx_resources+0x156/0x160 [iavf] [ 3510.400868] kasan_report+0x14a/0x2b0 [ 3510.400873] iavf_free_all_tx_resources+0x156/0x160 [iavf] [ 3510.400880] iavf_remove+0x2b6/0xc70 [iavf] [ 3510.400884] ? iavf_free_all_rx_resources+0x160/0x160 [iavf] [ 3510.400891] ? wait_woken+0x1d0/0x1d0 [ 3510.400895] ? notifier_call_chain+0xc1/0x130 [ 3510.400903] pci_device_remove+0xa8/0x1f0 [ 3510.400910] device_release_driver_internal+0x1c6/0x460 [ 3510.400916] pci_stop_bus_device+0x101/0x150 [ 3510.400919] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0xe/0x20 [ 3510.400924] pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0x187/0x420 [ 3510.400927] ? pci_iov_add_virtfn+0xe10/0xe10 [ 3510.400929] ? pci_get_subsys+0x90/0x90 [ 3510.400932] sriov_disable+0xed/0x3e0 [ 3510.400936] ? bus_find_device+0x12d/0x1a0 [ 3510.400953] i40e_free_vfs+0x754/0x1210 [i40e] [ 3510.400966] ? i40e_reset_all_vfs+0x880/0x880 [i40e] [ 3510.400968] ? pci_get_device+0x7c/0x90 [ 3510.400970] ? pci_get_subsys+0x90/0x90 [ 3510.400982] ? pci_vfs_assigned.part.7+0x144/0x210 [ 3510.400987] ? __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x10/0x10 [ 3510.400996] i40e_pci_sriov_configure+0x1fa/0x2e0 [i40e] [ 3510.401001] sriov_numvfs_store+0x214/0x290 [ 3510.401005] ? sriov_totalvfs_show+0x30/0x30 [ 3510.401007] ? __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x10/0x10 [ 3510.401011] ? __check_object_size+0x15a/0x350 [ 3510.401018] kernfs_fop_write+0x280/0x3f0 [ 3510.401022] vfs_write+0x145/0x440 [ 3510.401025] ksys_write+0xab/0x160 [ 3510.401028] ? __ia32_sys_read+0xb0/0xb0 [ 3510.401031] ? fput_many+0x1a/0x120 [ 3510.401032] ? filp_close+0xf0/0x130 [ 3510.401038] do_syscall_64+0xa0/0x370 [ 3510.401041] ? page_fault+0x8/0x30 [ 3510.401043] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x65/0xca [ 3510.401073] RIP: 0033:0x7f3a9bb842c0 [ 3510.401079] Code: 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d d8 cb 2c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 83 3d 89 24 2d 00 00 75 10 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d ---truncated---

CVSS

7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness (CWE)

Not given

Known exploited

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EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)

Not loaded for this CVE

Assigned by

Linux

NVD analysis

Modified

Record last updated

Oct 15, 2026

First seen by InfoSec Signals

Oct 15, 2026

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