Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2023-53010
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: Do not read past the end of test names Test names were being concatenated based on a offset beyond the end of the first name, which tripped the buffer overflow detection logic: detected buffer overflow in strnlen [...] Call Trace: bnxt_ethtool_init.cold+0x18/0x18 Refactor struct hwrm_selftest_qlist_output to use an actual array, and adjust the concatenation to use snprintf() rather than a series of strncat() calls.
EPSS: 0.002 (7.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions eb51365846bc418687af4c4f41b68b6e84cdd449, 4.12, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.2
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-53010?
- CVE-2023-53010 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53010?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.