Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53201
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115523
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53201
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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 execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the __send_message() and bnxt_qplib_alloc_rcfw_channel() functions in drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53201
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0af91306e17ef3d18e5f100aa58aa787869118af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50d77c3739b2b15e9e1f1c9cbe50037d294800f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79226176cdd1b65a1e6a90e0e1a2b490f0a9df33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bfa0303fbc265c94cfbd17505c55b99848aa4e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9341501e2f7af29f5b5562c2840a7fde40eb7de4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9be352be9bb15e6b83e40abc4df7f4776b435ba
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.39