CVE-2023-2194 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-2194

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's...

Vulnerability Description

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's SLIMpro I2C device driver. The userspace "data->block[0]" variable was not capped to a number between 0-255 and was used as the size of a memcpy, possibly writing beyond the end of dma_buffer. This flaw could allow a local privileged user to crash the system or potentially achieve code execution.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux kernel: i2c: xgene-slimpro
Vulnerable Versions:
Fixed in kernel v6.3-rc4

Timeline

Official Publish: April 20th, 2023
Last Modified: April 23rd, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)