#VU116525 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53541
Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116525
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-53541
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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 write_oob_to_regs() function in drivers/mtd/nand/raw/brcmnand/brcmnand.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14b1d00520b4d6a4818364334ce472b79cfc8976
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2353b7bb61e45e7cfd21505d0c6747ac8c9496a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc3d6ac704ea7263175ea3da663fdbbb7f3dd8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45fe4ad7f439799ee1b7b5f80bf82e8b34a98d25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d53244186c9ac58cb88d76a0958ca55b83a15cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/648d1150a688698e37f7aaf302860180901cb30e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aae45746f4aee9818296e0500e0703e9d8caa5b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d00b031266514a9395124704630b056a5185ec17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.195