Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53582

 

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53582

Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116524
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53582
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds() function in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/common.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_280-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_46-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_127-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_127-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_32-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-syms
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
bpftool
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel
python3-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-cavium
dtb-apple
kernel-64kb-optional
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-marvell
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dtb-allwinner
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-altera
dtb-exynos
dtb-amlogic
dtb-qcom
dtb-renesas
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amd
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch
dtb-rockchip
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-docs
reiserfs-kmp-default
dtb-mediatek
dtb-arm
dtb-broadcom
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
dtb-lg
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-aarch64
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2023-53582

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 6.1.16
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_280-default - update to 1-8.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_46-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.5.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default - update to 1-150400.9.5.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_184-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.5.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_127-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_127-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_32-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.280.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.280.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.280.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.280.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.280.1
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
perf - update to 4.19.90-2511.2.0.0351
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-hisilicon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-cavium - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-apple - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-marvell - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-xilinx - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-amazon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-sprd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-allwinner - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-altera - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-exynos - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-amlogic - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-qcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-renesas - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-nvidia - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-amd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-apm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-obs-qa - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-rockchip - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-source-vanilla - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-docs-html - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-mediatek - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-arm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-broadcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-socionext - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-lg - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-64kb-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-aarch64 - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kselftests-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
dtb-freescale - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1

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