CVE-2023-53554

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext() The "exc->key_len" is a u16 that comes from the user. If it's over IW_ENCODING_TOKEN_MAX (64) that could lead to memory corruption.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5373a1aa91b2298f9305794b8270cf9896be96b6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f1c7031e044cb2fba82836d55cc235e2ad619dc	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/663fff29fd613e2b0d30c4138157312ba93c4939	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ae9f55a495077f838bab466411ee6f38574df9b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9496fb96ddeb740dc6b966f4a7d8dfb8b93921c6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1b04b56745bc79286c80aa876fabfab1e08ebf1	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baf420e30364ef9efe3e29a5c0e01e612aebf3fe	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caac4b6c15b66feae4d83f602e1e46f124540202	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-10-04 16:15

Updated : 2026-03-23 18:40

NVD link : CVE-2023-53554

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53554

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53554

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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