CVE-2023-53034: ntb_hw_switchtec: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in switchtec_ntb_mw_set_trans

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-04-16 · updated 2026-08-04
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntb_hw_switchtec: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in switchtec_ntb_mw_set_trans There is a kernel API ntb_mw_clear_trans() would pass 0 to both addr and size. This would make xlate_pos negative. [ 23.734156] switchtec switchtec0: MW 0: part 0 addr 0x0000000000000000 size 0x0000000000000000 [ 23.734158] ================================================================================ [ 23.734172] UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/ntb_hw_switchtec.c:293:7 [ 23.734418] shift exponent -1 is negative Ensuring xlate_pos is a positive or zero before BIT.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 4.16 before 5.4.292; from 5.5 before 5.10.236; from 5.11 before 5.15.180; from 5.16 before 6.1.134; from 6.2 before 6.6.87; from 6.7 before 6.12.23 — fixed in 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 5.4.292, 6.1.134, 6.12.23, 6.13.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 5.4.292, 6.1.134. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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