CVE-2023-54051: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

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Advisory Identifier: GHSA-jqw4-r57w-p985
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2023-54051 is a security vulnerability vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2023-54051 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2023-54051
GHSA Identifier GHSA-jqw4-r57w-p985
Severity N/A
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix CVE-2023-54051

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-54051, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: do not allow gso_size to be set to GSO_BY_FRAGS One missing check in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() allowed syzbot to crash kernels again [1] Do not allow gso_size to be set to GSO_BY_FRAGS (0xffff), because this magic value is used by the kernel. [1] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000000e: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000070-0x0000000000000077] CPU: 0 PID: 5039 Comm: syz-executor401 Not tainted 6.5.0-rc5-next-20230809-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/26/2023 RIP: 0010:skb_segment+0x1a52/0x3ef0 net/core/skbuff.c:4500 Code: 00 00 00 e9 ab eb ff ff e8 6b 96 5d f9 48 8b 84 24 00 01 00 00 48 8d 78 70 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <0f> b6 04 02 84 c0 74 08 3c 03 0f 8e ea 21 00 00 48 8b 84 24 00 01 RSP: 0018:ffffc90003d3f1c8 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: 000000000001fffe RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 000000000000000e RSI: ffffffff882a3115 RDI: 0000000000000070 RBP: ffffc90003d3f378 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 000000000000ffff R10: 000000000000ffff R11: 5ee4a93e456187d6 R12: 000000000001ffc6 R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: 0000000000000008 R15: 000000000000ffff FS: 00005555563f2380(0000) GS:ffff8880b9800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000020020000 CR3: 000000001626d000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> udp6_ufo_fragment+0x9d2/0xd50 net/ipv6/udp_offload.c:109 ipv6_gso_segment+0x5c4/0x17b0 net/ipv6/ip6_offload.c:120 skb_mac_gso_segment+0x292/0x610 net/core/gso.c:53 __skb_gso_segment+0x339/0x710 net/core/gso.c:124 skb_gso_segment include/net/gso.h:83 [inline] validate_xmit_skb+0x3a5/0xf10 net/core/dev.c:3625 __dev_queue_xmit+0x8f0/0x3d60 net/core/dev.c:4329 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3082 [inline] packet_xmit+0x257/0x380 net/packet/af_packet.c:276 packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3087 [inline] packet_sendmsg+0x24c7/0x5570 net/packet/af_packet.c:3119 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0xd9/0x180 net/socket.c:750 ____sys_sendmsg+0x6ac/0x940 net/socket.c:2496 ___sys_sendmsg+0x135/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2550 __sys_sendmsg+0x117/0x1e0 net/socket.c:2579 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x38/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd RIP: 0033:0x7ff27cdb34d9

References

NVD — CVE-2023-54051 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54051
git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a593e8a9d... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a593e8a9d24360fbc469c5897d0791aa2f20ed3
git.kernel.org/stable/c/210ff31342... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/210ff31342ade546d8d9d0ec4d3cf9cb50ae632d
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e03a92b24... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e03a92b241102aaf490439aa1b00239f84f530f
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c9bfadb43... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c9bfadb4301daaceb6c575fa6ad3bc82c152e79
git.kernel.org/stable/c/578371ce0d... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/578371ce0d7f67ea1e65817c04478aaab0d36b68
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f9e5804d... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f9e5804d239d288d983db36bbed45ed10729a0
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b616be6b97... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b616be6b97688f2f2bd7c4a47ab32f27f94fb2a9
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3636862f5... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3636862f5595b3d2f02650f7b21d39043a34f3e

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-54051?
CVE-2023-54051 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under General Security Weakness.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2023-54051?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2023-54051?
CVE-2023-54051 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2023-54051?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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