CVE-2023-53705

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix out-of-bounds access in ipv6_find_tlv() optlen is fetched without checking whether there is more than one byte to parse. It can lead to out-of-bounds access. Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/011f47c8b8389154f996f5f69da8efc3a3beefef
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04bf69e3de435d793a203aacc4b774f8f9f2baeb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59e656d0d4a84ea0ee9a39c6f69160a3effccc94
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878ecb0897f4737a4c9401f3523fd49589025671
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91dd8aab9c9f193210681b86b6b92840ffe74f0c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b92e2d0eb696d7586ba832c8854653b59887da0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae68c0f7edbc9a294094ce03a0aaf45aa489ce40
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5f82688ae10f5f386952e65e941bb8868ee54dc

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2025-10-22 14:15

Updated : 2026-08-04 10:19

NVD link : CVE-2023-53705

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53705

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53705

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

No CWE.

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