CVE-2023-53543

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.15.198-6.1.47 - Out-of-bounds Write via vDPA nlattr Length Check

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa: Add max vqp attr to vdpa_nl_policy for nlattr length check The vdpa_nl_policy structure is used to validate the nlattr when parsing the incoming nlmsg. It will ensure the attribute being described produces a valid nlattr pointer in info->attrs before entering into each handler in vdpa_nl_ops. That is to say, the missing part in vdpa_nl_policy may lead to illegal nlattr after parsing, which could lead to OOB read just like CVE-2023-3773. This patch adds the missing nla_policy for vdpa max vqp attr to avoid such bugs.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.6%
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-787
Status published
Products (15)
Linux/Linux < 5.16
Linux/Linux 447092100c7e71aa20469a270fcee441d807ed58
Linux/Linux 447092100c7e71aa20469a270fcee441d807ed58 - baed19c108ac8287425b93a44985bbe9a0b1af8d
Linux/Linux 5.15.198 - 5.15.209
Linux/Linux 5.15.198 - 5.16
Linux/Linux 5.15.209 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.16
Linux/Linux 6.1.47 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.4.12 - 6.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.5
... and 5 more
Published Oct 04, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026