Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53729

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: qcom: qmi_encdec: Restrict string length in decode The QMI TLV value for strings in a lot of qmi element info structures account for null terminated strings with MAX_LEN + 1. If a string is actually MAX_LEN + 1 length, this will cause an out of bounds access when the NULL character is appended in decoding.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.1th 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 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2, 4.16, 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53729?
CVE-2023-53729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-53729?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.