What is CVE-2023-53748?

CVE-2023-53748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-12-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-53748?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53748

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mediatek: vcodec: Fix potential array out-of-bounds in decoder queue_setup variable *nplanes is provided by user via system call argument. The possible value of q_data->fmt->num_planes is 1-3, while the value of *nplanes can be 1-8. The array access by index i can cause array out-of-bounds. Fix this bug by checking *nplanes against the array size.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc, 4.10, 0

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53748?: CVE-2023-53748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-53748?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.