PT-2025-37683 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published 2023-02-15 · Updated 2025-10-23 · CVE-2023-53242

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.0

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel’s thermal driver for the hisi platform, specifically related to the hi3660 thermal probe function. A memory allocation issue occurs where the code attempts to access a second sensor array entry despite allocating memory for only one. This can lead to a panic, specifically a "BRK handler: Fatal exception" error.

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

Exploit

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-06003

CVE-2023-53242

SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linux Kernel

Suse

Hi3660

Hisi Platform

References · 869

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53242.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6756cd09889c7201ee31e6f76fbd914fb0b80d · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53242 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e02bc492883abf751fd1a8d89fc025fbce6744c6 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5aaf140ab1c02889c088e1b1098adad600541af · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53242 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53242 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e675a9b69cfc34dd915d91a4650e3ee53421f4 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15cc25829a97c3957e520e971868aacc84341317 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53242 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-06003 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cf2181e438f43ed24e12424fe36d156cca233b9 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53242 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53242 · Vendor Advisory