CVE-2023-53661Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 7

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.45.15.113+2
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.37-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linuxc0c050c58d840994ba842ad1c338a98e7c12b764d5eaf2a6b077f32a477feb1e9e1c1f60605b460e+4
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-q9gj-c2m7-hf6g: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory() The value of an arithmetic ex2025-10-07
OSV
CVE-2023-53661: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory() The value of an arithmetic expr2025-10-07

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory()2025-10-07
Debian
CVE-2023-53661: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: avoid...2023