CVE-2023-53493

accel/qaic: tighten bounds checking in decode_message()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/qaic: tighten bounds checking in decode_message() Copy the bounds checking from encode_message() to decode_message(). This patch addresses the following concerns. Ensure that there is enough space for at least one header so that we don't have a negative size later. if (msg_hdr_len < sizeof(*trans_hdr)) Ensure that we have enough space to read the next header from the msg->data. if (msg_len > msg_hdr_len - sizeof(*trans_hdr)) return -EINVAL; Check that the trans_hdr->len is not below the minimum size: if (hdr_len < sizeof(*trans_hdr)) This minimum check ensures that we don't corrupt memory in decode_passthrough() when we do. memcpy(out_trans->data, in_trans->data, len - sizeof(in_trans->hdr)); And finally, use size_add() to prevent an integer overflow: if (size_add(msg_len, hdr_len) > msg_hdr_len)

Affected

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

6.4 ≤ v < 6.4.76.4 ≤ v < 6.5129776ac2e38231fa9c02ce20e116c99de2916666.5 rc16.5 rc2
Vendor states this is fixed in 51b56382ed2a2b03347372272362b3baa623ed1e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 57d14cb3bae4619ce2fb5235cb318c3d5d8f53fd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

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

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CWE
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