Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52453
Published: June 24, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93167
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-52453
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the hisi_acc_vf_resume_write() and hisi_acc_vf_save_read() functions in drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52453
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45f80b2f230df10600e6fa1b83b28bf1c334185e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bda81e24a35a856f58e6a5786de579b07371603
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be12ad45e15b5ee0e2526a50266ba1d295d26a88
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8