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CVE-2023-53554
staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext()
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext() The "exc->key_len" is a u16 that comes from the user. If it's over IW_ENCODING_TOKEN_MAX (64) that could lead to memory corruption.
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
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9496fb96ddeb740dc6b966f4a7d8dfb8b93921c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/663fff29fd613e2b0d30c4138157312ba93c4939
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5373a1aa91b2298f9305794b8270cf9896be96b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caac4b6c15b66feae4d83f602e1e46f124540202
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baf420e30364ef9efe3e29a5c0e01e612aebf3fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ae9f55a495077f838bab466411ee6f38574df9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1b04b56745bc79286c80aa876fabfab1e08ebf1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f1c7031e044cb2fba82836d55cc235e2ad619dc
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
b121d84882b97b8668be0b95e9ba50cfd01aa0f1, 4.12, 0, 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.253, 5.10.190, 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8, 6.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 4th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.