What is CVE-2023-53080?

CVE-2023-53080 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-53080?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53080

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: Add missing overflow check in xdp_umem_reg The number of chunks can overflow u32. Make sure to return -EINVAL on overflow. Also remove a redundant u32 cast assigning umem->npgs.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions bbff2f321a864ee07c9d3d1245af498023146951, 4.18, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.3

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53080?: CVE-2023-53080 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-53080?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.