#VU116764 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53659
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116764
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-2023-53659
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 iavf_set_channels() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.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/0fb37ce6c01e17839e26d03222f0b44e6a3ed2b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65ecebc9ac09427b2c65f271cd5e5bd536c3fe38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e1d8f1332076a002e6d910d255aa5903d341c56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c4bced3caa749ce468b0c5de711c98476b23a52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92defe4e8ee86996c16417ad8c804cb4395fddd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.188