PT-2023-7826 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2023-12-05 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2023-33053

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a lack of bounds checking in the qcom mdt read metadata() function within the Qualcomm driver module. This can lead to memory corruption when parsing metadata, potentially allowing an attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Validation of Array Index

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-129

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-08893

CVE-2023-33053

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 11

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-33053 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33053 · Security Note
• https://qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/december-2023-bulletin · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2023-33053 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2023-33053 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-33053 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33053 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-08893 · Security Note
• https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/la/kernel/msm-5.4/-/commit/06426824a281c9aef5bf0c50927eae9c7431db1e · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-33053 · Note
• https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.0 · Note