CVE-2023-53493

HIGH

Linux Kernel - Memory Corruption via Bounds Checking in QAIC decode_message()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/qaic: tighten bounds checking in decode_message() Copy the bounds checking from encode_message() to decode_message(). This patch addresses the following concerns. Ensure that there is enough space for at least one header so that we don't have a negative size later. if (msg_hdr_len < sizeof(*trans_hdr)) Ensure that we have enough space to read the next header from the msg->data. if (msg_len > msg_hdr_len - sizeof(*trans_hdr)) return -EINVAL; Check that the trans_hdr->len is not below the minimum size: if (hdr_len < sizeof(*trans_hdr)) This minimum check ensures that we don't corrupt memory in decode_passthrough() when we do. memcpy(out_trans->data, in_trans->data, len - sizeof(in_trans->hdr)); And finally, use size_add() to prevent an integer overflow: if (size_add(msg_len, hdr_len) > msg_hdr_len)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 4.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (9)
linux/Kernel 6.4.0 - 6.4.7linux
Linux/Linux < 6.4
Linux/Linux 129776ac2e38231fa9c02ce20e116c99de291666 - 51b56382ed2a2b03347372272362b3baa623ed1e
Linux/Linux 129776ac2e38231fa9c02ce20e116c99de291666 - 57d14cb3bae4619ce2fb5235cb318c3d5d8f53fd
Linux/Linux 6.4
Linux/Linux 6.4.7 - 6.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.5
linux/linux_kernel 6.5 rc1 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 6.4 - 6.4.7
Published Oct 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026