#VU117575 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53729
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117575
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-2023-53729
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 qmi_decode_string_elem() function in drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_encdec.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/22ee7c9c7f381be178b4457bc54530002e08e938
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ccab9f82772ead618689d17dbc6950d6bd1e741
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c5e916fabe5ef7bef0210b8a59fa8941ee1b8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b58859e7c4ac357517a59f0801e8ce1b58a8ee2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d207400fd6b79c92aeb2f33bb79f62dff904ea2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f39b813d1eed4a522428d1e6acd7dfe9b81579
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6250ecb7fbb934b89539e7e2ba6c1d8555c0975
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.54