CVE-2023-53661

MEDIUM EPSS 3.9%
Published Oct 7, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 7, 2025 8mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory() The value of an arithmetic expression is subject of possible overflow due to a failure to cast operands to a larger data type before performing arithmetic. Used macro for multiplication instead operator for avoiding overflow. Found by Security Code and Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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
3.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound Numeric Error

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.4  –  <5.15.113
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.30
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.3.4

References 4

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e0453a7523ad7a25bb47af941b150a6c66d7b6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c6dddc239abe660598c49ec95ea0ed6399a4b2a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5eaf2a6b077f32a477feb1e9e1c1f60605b460e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efb1a257513438d43f4335f09b2f684e8167cad2
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e0453a7523ad7a25bb47af941b150a6c66d7b6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c6dddc239abe660598c49ec95ea0ed6399a4b2a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5eaf2a6b077f32a477feb1e9e1c1f60605b460e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efb1a257513438d43f4335f09b2f684e8167cad2
    Patch