Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53134
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108501
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53134
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the bnxt_alloc_ring(), bnxt_free_tpa_info() and bnxt_alloc_tpa_info() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53134
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16f3aae1aa2dd89bc8d073a67f190af580386ae9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20fd0607acbf9770db9b99e3418dd75614f80b6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/accd7e23693aaaa9aa0d3e9eca0ae77d1be80ab3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad529d1fae1565d38f929479d4ea8aea90054bd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d16701a385b54f44bf41ff1d7485e7a11080deb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcae40e65802547def39b4deaa2ae38a29864d81
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.20