CVE-2023-54291: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

UNKNOWN
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-8w34-jjgr-cq87
Share
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2023-54291 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-2023-54291 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2023-54291
GHSA Identifier GHSA-8w34-jjgr-cq87
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-2023-54291

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-2023-54291, 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: vduse: fix NULL pointer dereference vduse_vdpa_set_vq_affinity callback can be called with NULL value as cpu_mask when deleting the vduse device. This patch resets virtqueue's IRQ affinity mask value to set all CPUs instead of dereferencing NULL cpu_mask. [ 4760.952149] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [ 4760.959110] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 4760.964247] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 4760.969385] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 4760.971927] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI [ 4760.976112] CPU: 13 PID: 2346 Comm: vdpa Not tainted 6.4.0-rc6+ #4 [ 4760.982291] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R640/0W23H8, BIOS 2.8.1 06/26/2020 [ 4760.989769] RIP: 0010:memcpy_orig+0xc5/0x130 [ 4760.994049] Code: 16 f8 4c 89 07 4c 89 4f 08 4c 89 54 17 f0 4c 89 5c 17 f8 c3 cc cc cc cc 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 83 fa 08 72 1b <4c> 8b 06 4c 8b 4c 16 f8 4c 89 07 4c 89 4c 17 f8 c3 cc cc cc cc 66 [ 4761.012793] RSP: 0018:ffffb1d565abb830 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 4761.018020] RAX: ffff9f4bf6b27898 RBX: ffff9f4be23969c0 RCX: ffff9f4bcadf6400 [ 4761.025152] RDX: 0000000000000008 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff9f4bf6b27898 [ 4761.032286] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000008 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 4761.039416] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000600 R12: 0000000000000000 [ 4761.046549] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000080 R15: ffffb1d565abbb10 [ 4761.053680] FS: 00007f64c2ec2740(0000) GS:ffff9f635f980000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 4761.061765] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 4761.067513] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000001875270006 CR4: 00000000007706e0 [ 4761.074645] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 4761.081775] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 4761.088909] PKRU: 55555554 [ 4761.091620] Call Trace: [ 4761.094074] <TASK> [ 4761.096180] ? __die+0x1f/0x70 [ 4761.099238] ? page_fault_oops+0x171/0x4f0 [ 4761.103340] ? exc_page_fault+0x7b/0x180 [ 4761.107265] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [ 4761.111460] ? memcpy_orig+0xc5/0x130 [ 4761.115126] vduse_vdpa_set_vq_affinity+0x3e/0x50 [vduse] [ 4761.120533] virtnet_clean_affinity.part.0+0x3d/0x90 [virtio_net] [ 4761.126635] remove_vq_common+0x1a4/0x250 [virtio_net] [ 4761.131781] virtnet_remove+0x5d/0x70 [virtio_net] [ 4761.136580] virtio_dev_remove+0x3a/0x90 [ 4761.140509] device_release_driver_internal+0x19b/0x200 [ 4761.145742] bus_remove_device+0xc2/0x130 [ 4761.149755] device_del+0x158/0x3e0 [ 4761.153245] ? kernfs_find_ns+0x35/0xc0 [ 4761.157086] device_unregister+0x13/0x60 [ 4761.161010] unregister_virtio_device+0x11/0x20 [ 4761.165543] device_release_driver_internal+0x19b/0x200 [ 4761.170770] bus_remove_device+0xc2/0x130 [ 4761.174782] device_del+0x158/0x3e0 [ 4761.178276] ? __pfx_vdpa_name_match+0x10/0x10 [vdpa] [ 4761.183336] device_unregister+0x13/0x60 [ 4761.187260] vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_del_set_doit+0x63/0xe0 [vdpa]

References

NVD — CVE-2023-54291 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54291
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06cf1e1a5... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06cf1e1a503169280467d12d2ec89bf2c30ace7
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9d46429de... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9d46429de2a251e1e4962e1bf86c344d6336562

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-54291?
CVE-2023-54291 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-2023-54291?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2023-54291?
CVE-2023-54291 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2023-54291?
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.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
Normalized schema output
View Raw JSON 
{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-8w34-jjgr-cq87",
  "modified" : "2025-12-30T15:30:35Z",
  "published" : "2025-12-30T15:30:34Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-54291" ],
  "details" : "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvduse: fix NULL pointer dereference\n\nvduse_vdpa_set_vq_affinity callback can be called\nwith NULL value as cpu_mask when deleting the vduse\ndevice.\n\nThis patch resets virtqueue's IRQ affinity mask value\nto set all CPUs instead of dereferencing NULL cpu_mask.\n\n[ 4760.952149] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000\n[ 4760.959110] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode\n[ 4760.964247] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page\n[ 4760.969385] PGD 0 P4D 0\n[ 4760.971927] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI\n[ 4760.976112] CPU: 13 PID: 2346 Comm: vdpa Not tainted 6.4.0-rc6+ #4\n[ 4760.982291] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R640/0W23H8, BIOS 2.8.1 06/26/2020\n[ 4760.989769] RIP: 0010:memcpy_orig+0xc5/0x130\n[ 4760.994049] Code: 16 f8 4c 89 07 4c 89 4f 08 4c 89 54 17 f0 4c 89 5c 17 f8 c3 cc cc cc cc 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 83 fa 08 72 1b <4c> 8b 06 4c 8b 4c 16 f8 4c 89 07 4c 89 4c 17 f8 c3 cc cc cc cc 66\n[ 4761.012793] RSP: 0018:ffffb1d565abb830 EFLAGS: 00010246\n[ 4761.018020] RAX: ffff9f4bf6b27898 RBX: ffff9f4be23969c0 RCX: ffff9f4bcadf6400\n[ 4761.025152] RDX: 0000000000000008 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff9f4bf6b27898\n[ 4761.032286] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000008 R09: 0000000000000000\n[ 4761.039416] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000600 R12: 0000000000000000\n[ 4761.046549] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000080 R15: ffffb1d565abbb10\n[ 4761.053680] FS:  00007f64c2ec2740(0000) GS:ffff9f635f980000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\n[ 4761.061765] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\n[ 4761.067513] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000001875270006 CR4: 00000000007706e0\n[ 4761.074645] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000\n[ 4761.081775] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400\n[ 4761.088909] PKRU: 55555554\n[ 4761.091620] Call Trace:\n[ 4761.094074]  <TASK>\n[ 4761.096180]  ? __die+0x1f/0x70\n[ 4761.099238]  ? page_fault_oops+0x171/0x4f0\n[ 4761.103340]  ? exc_page_fault+0x7b/0x180\n[ 4761.107265]  ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30\n[ 4761.111460]  ? memcpy_orig+0xc5/0x130\n[ 4761.115126]  vduse_vdpa_set_vq_affinity+0x3e/0x50 [vduse]\n[ 4761.120533]  virtnet_clean_affinity.part.0+0x3d/0x90 [virtio_net]\n[ 4761.126635]  remove_vq_common+0x1a4/0x250 [virtio_net]\n[ 4761.131781]  virtnet_remove+0x5d/0x70 [virtio_net]\n[ 4761.136580]  virtio_dev_remove+0x3a/0x90\n[ 4761.140509]  device_release_driver_internal+0x19b/0x200\n[ 4761.145742]  bus_remove_device+0xc2/0x130\n[ 4761.149755]  device_del+0x158/0x3e0\n[ 4761.153245]  ? kernfs_find_ns+0x35/0xc0\n[ 4761.157086]  device_unregister+0x13/0x60\n[ 4761.161010]  unregister_virtio_device+0x11/0x20\n[ 4761.165543]  device_release_driver_internal+0x19b/0x200\n[ 4761.170770]  bus_remove_device+0xc2/0x130\n[ 4761.174782]  device_del+0x158/0x3e0\n[ 4761.178276]  ? __pfx_vdpa_name_match+0x10/0x10 [vdpa]\n[ 4761.183336]  device_unregister+0x13/0x60\n[ 4761.187260]  vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_del_set_doit+0x63/0xe0 [vdpa]",
  "severity" : [ ],
  "affected" : [ ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54291"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06cf1e1a503169280467d12d2ec89bf2c30ace7"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9d46429de2a251e1e4962e1bf86c344d6336562"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ ],
    "severity" : null,
    "github_reviewed" : false,
    "github_reviewed_at" : null,
    "nvd_published_at" : "2025-12-30T13:16:18Z"
  }
}