CVE-2023-53524

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.0-5.4.243 - Integer Overflow in iwl_write_to_user_buf

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: Fix integer overflow in iwl_write_to_user_buf An integer overflow occurs in the iwl_write_to_user_buf() function, which is called by the iwl_dbgfs_monitor_data_read() function. static bool iwl_write_to_user_buf(char __user *user_buf, ssize_t count, void *buf, ssize_t *size, ssize_t *bytes_copied) { int buf_size_left = count - *bytes_copied; buf_size_left = buf_size_left - (buf_size_left % sizeof(u32)); if (*size > buf_size_left) *size = buf_size_left; If the user passes a SIZE_MAX value to the "ssize_t count" parameter, the ssize_t count parameter is assigned to "int buf_size_left". Then compare "*size" with "buf_size_left" . Here, "buf_size_left" is a negative number, so "*size" is assigned "buf_size_left" and goes into the third argument of the copy_to_user function, causing a heap overflow. This is not a security vulnerability because iwl_dbgfs_monitor_data_read() is a debugfs operation with 0400 privileges.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (15)
Linux/Linux < 5.0
Linux/Linux 5.0
Linux/Linux 5.10.181 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.113 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.4.244 - 5.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.30 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.3.4 - 6.3.*
Linux/Linux 6.4
Linux/Linux f7805b33f9b13a87b1fcf9dfbc3dcbce281a1436 - 059e426d666a41e26b184c177c1ca3ee2d6fa1b6
Linux/Linux f7805b33f9b13a87b1fcf9dfbc3dcbce281a1436 - 0ad8dd870aa187d0c21d032bb2c6433559075eec
... and 5 more
Published Oct 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026