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TI-2023-29842 Aliases CVE-2023-53554GHSA-h7p3-q878-x2pj

staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext()

Priority LOW 33CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00186 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.253 +5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.12 and later4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.253, 5.10.190, 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8, 6.5Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.12 and later Fixed in 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.253, 5.10.190, 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8, 6.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12 to before 4.14.322; 4.15 to before 4.19.291; 4.20 to before 5.4.253; 5.5 to before 5.10.190; 5.11 to before 5.15.124; 5.16 to before 6.1.43; 6.2 to before 6.4.8VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5 rc3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12 to before 4.14.322; 4.15 to before 4.19.291; 4.20 to before 5.4.253; 5.5 to before 5.10.190; 5.11 to before 5.15.124; 5.16 to before 6.1.43; 6.2 to before 6.4.8 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.253, 5.10.190, 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8, 6.5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53554
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7p3-q878-x2pj
  3. 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 8

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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