CVE-2023-53570
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2023
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
wifi: nl80211: fix integer overflow in nl80211_parse_mbssid_elems()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: fix integer overflow in nl80211_parse_mbssid_elems() nl80211_parse_mbssid_elems() uses a u8 variable num_elems to count the number of MBSSID elements in the nested netlink attribute attrs, which can lead to an integer overflow if a user of the nl80211 interface specifies 256 or more elements in the corresponding attribute in userspace. The integer overflow can lead to a heap buffer overflow as num_elems determines the size of the trailing array in elems, and this array is thereafter written to for each element in attrs. Note that this vulnerability only affects devices with the wiphy->mbssid_max_interfaces member set for the wireless physical device struct in the device driver, and can only be triggered by a process with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities. Fix this by checking for a maximum of 255 elements in attrs.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dc1e3cb8da8b414b37208b2fb6755fef8122504b | affected | git | e642eb67b8c10dcce758d549cc81564116e0fa49 | Unavailable | None listed |
| dc1e3cb8da8b414b37208b2fb6755fef8122504b | affected | git | 7d09f9f255a5f78578deba5454923072bb53b16c | Unavailable | None listed |
| dc1e3cb8da8b414b37208b2fb6755fef8122504b | affected | git | 6311071a056272e1e761de8d0305e87cc566f734 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.16 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.16 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.1.46 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.4.11 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.4.* | None listed |
| 6.5 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |