CVE-2023-53543 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-53543

vdpa: Add max vqp attr to vdpa_nl_policy for nlattr length check

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa: Add max vqp attr to vdpa_nl_policy for nlattr length check The vdpa_nl_policy structure is used to validate the nlattr when parsing the incoming nlmsg. It will ensure the attribute being described produces a valid nlattr pointer in info->attrs before entering into each handler in vdpa_nl_ops. That is to say, the missing part in vdpa_nl_policy may lead to illegal nlattr after parsing, which could lead to OOB read just like CVE-2023-3773. This patch adds the missing nla_policy for vdpa max vqp attr to avoid such bugs.

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
Vulnerable Versions:
447092100c7e71aa20469a270fcee441d807ed58, ad69dd0bf26b88ec6ab26f8bbe5cd74fbed7672a, 5.15.198, 5.16, 0, 5.15.209, 6.1.47, 6.4.12, 6.5

Timeline

Official Publish: October 4th, 2025
Last Modified: June 1st, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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