CVE-2023-52834: atl1c: Work around the DMA RX overflow issue

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-21 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: atl1c: Work around the DMA RX overflow issue This is based on alx driver commit 881d0327db37 ("net: alx: Work around the DMA RX overflow issue"). The alx and atl1c drivers had RX overflow error which was why a custom allocator was created to avoid certain addresses. The simpler workaround then created for alx driver, but not for atl1c due to lack of tester. Instead of using a custom allocator, check the allocated skb address and use skb_reserve() to move away from problematic 0x...fc0 address. Tested on AR8131 on Acer 4540.

Affected products

Linux kernel: before 5.15.140; from 5.16 before 6.1.64; from 6.2 before 6.5.13; from 6.6 before 6.6.3 — fixed in 5.15.140, 6.1.64, 6.5.13, 6.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.140, 6.1.64, 6.5.13, 6.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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