#VU108445 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53139
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108445
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-2023-53139
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 fdp_nci_i2c_read_device_properties() and dev_dbg() functions in drivers/nfc/fdp/i2c.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a3664a1058d4b2b1ea2112cc275ca47fba7fc08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11f180a5d62a51b484e9648f9b310e1bd50b1a57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27824b2f98818215adc9661e563252c48dab1a13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4357bbb921fe9e81d0fd9f70d669d1f177d8380e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80be62358fa5507cefbaa067c7e6648401f2c3da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98f49e693e02c1dafd5786be3468657840dd6f06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad11b872bc9b5d27e56183c6b01f9218c85395d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce93f1afc05941a572f5a69e2ed4012af905a693
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.20