PT-2025-18804 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published 2023-05-06 · Updated 2026-01-28 · CVE-2023-53040

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.7

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description A buffer overflow access issue in the Linux kernel has been resolved. The patch fixes a negative array access of skb->data when ieee802154 hdr peek addrs() fails.

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

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-05360

CVE-2023-53040

SUSE-SU-2025:01918-1

SUSE-SU-2025:01966-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1

SUSE-SU-2025:2173-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02173-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02262-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

References · 454

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53040.json · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53040 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5da4469a7aa011de614c3e2ae383c35a353a382e · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d143e327c97241599c958d1ba9fbaa88c37db721 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53040 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7df72bedbdd1d02bb216e1f6eca0a16900238c4e · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53040 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53040 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-05360 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c993779ea1d0cccdb3a5d7d45446dd229e610a3 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:01966-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53040 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53040 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1 · Vendor Advisory