{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-54074","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2025-12-24T12:21:05.093Z","datePublished":"2025-12-24T12:23:16.920Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:54:58.307Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:54:58.307Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5e: Use correct encap attribute during invalidation\n\nWith introduction of post action infrastructure most of the users of encap\nattribute had been modified in order to obtain the correct attribute by\ncalling mlx5e_tc_get_encap_attr() helper instead of assuming encap action\nis always on default attribute. However, the cited commit didn't modify\nmlx5e_invalidate_encap() which prevents it from destroying correct modify\nheader action which leads to a warning [0]. Fix the issue by using correct\nattribute.\n\n[0]:\n\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel: WARNING: CPU: 17 PID: 654 at drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c:684 mlx5e_tc_attach_mod_hdr+0x1cc/0x230 [mlx5_core]\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel: RIP: 0010:mlx5e_tc_attach_mod_hdr+0x1cc/0x230 [mlx5_core]\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel: Call Trace:\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  <TASK>\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  mlx5e_tc_fib_event_work+0x8e3/0x1f60 [mlx5_core]\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? mlx5e_take_all_encap_flows+0xe0/0xe0 [mlx5_core]\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? lock_downgrade+0x6d0/0x6d0\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x273/0x3f0\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x273/0x3f0\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  process_one_work+0x7c2/0x1310\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x3f0/0x3f0\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0x230/0x230\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? rwlock_bug.part.0+0x90/0x90\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  worker_thread+0x59d/0xec0\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? __kthread_parkme+0xd9/0x1d0"}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_tun_encap.c"],"versions":[{"version":"8300f225268be9ee2c0daf5a3f23929fcdcbf213","lessThan":"00959a1bad58e4b6c14a2729f84d354255073609","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"8300f225268be9ee2c0daf5a3f23929fcdcbf213","lessThan":"b8b4292fdd8818ab43b943b6717811651f51e39f","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"8300f225268be9ee2c0daf5a3f23929fcdcbf213","lessThan":"be071cdb167fc3e25fe81922166b3d499d23e8ac","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_tun_encap.c"],"versions":[{"version":"5.18","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.18","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.31","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.3.5","lessThanOrEqual":"6.3.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.4","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.18","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.31"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.18","versionEndExcluding":"6.3.5"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.18","versionEndExcluding":"6.4"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00959a1bad58e4b6c14a2729f84d354255073609"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8b4292fdd8818ab43b943b6717811651f51e39f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be071cdb167fc3e25fe81922166b3d499d23e8ac"}],"title":"net/mlx5e: Use correct encap attribute during invalidation","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}