CVE-2023-53397

MEDIUM EPSS 3.4%
Published Sep 18, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 18, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: modpost: fix off by one in is_executable_section() The > comparison should be >= to prevent an out of bounds array access.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-193

Affected Products 7

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.1  –  <4.14.322
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.15  –  <5.4.251
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.188
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.121
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.39
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.3.13
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.4  –  <6.4.4

References 8

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02dc8e8bdbe4412cfcf17ee3873e63fa5a55b957
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a3f1e573a105328a2cca45a7cfbebabbf5e3192
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e0424cd8a44b5f480feb06753cdf4e1f248d148
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee557590bac154d324de446d1cd0444988bd511
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b2e77050b91199453bf19d0517b047b7339a9e3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cade370efe2f9e2a79ea8587506ffe2b51ac6d2b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb0cdca5c979bc34c27602e2039562932c2591a4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd872d5576cc94528f427c7264c2c438928cc6d2
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02dc8e8bdbe4412cfcf17ee3873e63fa5a55b957
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a3f1e573a105328a2cca45a7cfbebabbf5e3192
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e0424cd8a44b5f480feb06753cdf4e1f248d148
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee557590bac154d324de446d1cd0444988bd511
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b2e77050b91199453bf19d0517b047b7339a9e3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cade370efe2f9e2a79ea8587506ffe2b51ac6d2b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb0cdca5c979bc34c27602e2039562932c2591a4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd872d5576cc94528f427c7264c2c438928cc6d2
    Patch