Integer overflow in Linux
CVE-2023-53474
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/MCE/AMD: Use an u64 for bank_map Thee maximum number of MCA banks is 64 (MAX_NR_BANKS), see a0bc32b3cacf ("x86/mce: Increase maximum number of banks to 64"). However, the bank_map which contains a bitfield of which banks to initialize is of type unsigned int and that overflows when those bit numbers are >= 32, leading to UBSAN complaining correctly: UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c:1365:38 shift exponent 32 is too large for 32-bit type 'int' Change the bank_map to a u64 and use the proper BIT_ULL() macro when modifying bits in there. [ bp: Rewrite commit message. ]
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
EPSS: 0.001 (4.3th 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 a0bc32b3cacf194dc479b342f006203fd1e1941a, 5.10, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-53474?
- CVE-2023-53474 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-10-01.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53474?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.