CVE-2023-53040

ca8210: fix mac_len negative array access

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 2, 2025 at 03:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ca8210: fix mac_len negative array access This patch fixes a buffer overflow access of skb->data if ieee802154_hdr_peek_addrs() fails.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.14.3124.12 ≤ v < 4.14.3124.12 ≤ v < 4.19.2804.12 ≤ v < 5.10.1774.12 ≤ v < 5.15.1054.12 ≤ v < 5.4.2404.12 ≤ v < 6.1.224.12 ≤ v < 6.2.94.12 ≤ v < 6.34.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2804.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2405.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1055.16 ≤ v < 6.1.225.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1776.2 ≤ v < 6.2.94.126.3 rc1ded845a781a578dfb0b5b2c138e5a067aa3b1242
Vendor states this is fixed in 55d836f75778d2e2cafe37e023f9c106400bad4b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5da4469a7aa011de614c3e2ae383c35a353a382e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6c993779ea1d0cccdb3a5d7d45446dd229e610a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7df72bedbdd1d02bb216e1f6eca0a16900238c4e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 918944526a386f186dd818ea6b0bcbed75d8c16b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d143e327c97241599c958d1ba9fbaa88c37db721 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d2b3bd0d4cadfdb7f3454d2aef9d5d9e8b48aae4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fd176a18db96d574d8c4763708abcec4444a08b6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.312 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.280 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.177 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.105 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.240 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.22 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55d836f75778d2e2cafe37e023f9c106400bad4b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5da4469a7aa011de614c3e2ae383c35a353a382e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c993779ea1d0cccdb3a5d7d45446dd229e610a3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7df72bedbdd1d02bb216e1f6eca0a16900238c4e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/918944526a386f186dd818ea6b0bcbed75d8c16b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d143e327c97241599c958d1ba9fbaa88c37db721
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2b3bd0d4cadfdb7f3454d2aef9d5d9e8b48aae4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd176a18db96d574d8c4763708abcec4444a08b6

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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