CVE-2023-53749 — Kernel vulnerability
4 documents3 sources
Severity
7.1HIGH
No vectorEPSS
No EPSS data
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 8
Latest updateDec 9
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86: fix clear_user_rep_good() exception handling annotation
This code no longer exists in mainline, because it was removed in
commit d2c95f9d6802 ("x86: don't use REP_GOOD or ERMS for user memory
clearing") upstream.
However, rather than backport the full range of x86 memory clearing and
copying cleanups, fix the exception table annotation placement for the
final 'rep movsb' in clear_user_rep_good(): rather than pointing at …
Affected Packages3 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-g2f7-m38p-frw3: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86: fix clear_user_rep_good() exception handling annotation
This code no longer↗2025-12-08
OSV▶
CVE-2023-53749: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86: fix clear_user_rep_good() exception handling annotation This code no longer e↗2025-12-08