Reachable Assertion in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52580

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Reachable Assertion in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52580

Published: May 13, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89383
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4 BT: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52580
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in net/core/flow_dissector.c. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted PTP ethernet frames to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Amazon Linux AMI
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Anolis OS
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA)
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
bpftool
kernel
kernel-core
kernel-modules
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-tools
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-azure-optional
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
dtb-sprd
dtb-socionext
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-qcom
dtb-broadcom
dtb-altera
dtb-mediatek
dtb-arm
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apm
dtb-apple
dtb-cavium
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-marvell
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
dtb-freescale
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-source-vanilla
dtb-amd
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-obs-build
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-renesas
dtb-rockchip
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-zfcpdump
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
dtb-xilinx
dtb-lg
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-docs
kernel-docs-html
Storage Copy Data Management
Technical Support Appliance
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Storage Protect Plus Server
IBM Storage Scale System
IBM Qradar SIEM

How to mitigate CVE-2023-52580

Install updates from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.134, 6.1.56, 6.5.6, 6.6
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA) - update to 7.5.0 UP8 IF03
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
Storage Copy Data Management - update to 2.2.24.1
Technical Support Appliance - update to 3.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps - update to 4.6.0
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.el8_10, 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
python3-perf - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
perf - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-tools - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-amazon - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-apple - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-source - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-macros - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-syms - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
kernel-default-base - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
kernel-docs - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.2
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.73.2
IBM Storage Scale System - addressed in versions 6.1.9.5, 6.2.2.0
kernel - update to 6.1.56-82.125
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 8 IF03
Storage Protect Plus Server - update to 10.1.16.3

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