CVE-2023-53108
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2023-53108 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 2, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/iucv: Fix size of interrupt data
iucv_irq_data needs to be 4 bytes larger.
These bytes are not used by the iucv module, but written by
the z/VM hypervisor in case a CPU is deconfigured.
Reported as:
BUG dma-kmalloc-64 (Not tainted): kmalloc Redzone overwritten
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x0000000000400564-0x0000000000400567 @offset=1380. First byte 0x80 instead of 0xcc
Allocated in iucv_cpu_prepare+0x44/0xd0 age=167839 cpu=2 pid=1
__kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x166/0x450
kmalloc_node_trace+0x3a/0x70
iucv_cpu_prepare+0x44/0xd0
cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x156/0x2f0
cpuhp_issue_call+0xf0/0x298
__cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x136/0x338
__cpuhp_setup_state+0xf4/0x288
iucv_init+0xf4/0x280
do_one_initcall+0x78/0x390
do_initcalls+0x11a/0x140
kernel_init_freeable+0x25e/0x2a0
kernel_init+0x2e/0x170
__ret_from_fork+0x3c/0x58
ret_from_fork+0xa/0x40
Freed in iucv_init+0x92/0x280 age
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 2.6.21, < 4.14.311 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-53108?
CVE-2023-53108 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 2, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2023-53108?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-53108?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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