What is CVE-2023-53010?

CVE-2023-53010 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.12 onward and patched in 6.1.9 and 6.2. CVE-2023-53010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53010?

CVE-2023-53010 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53010?

Yes, CVE-2023-53010 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.9 and 6.2. If you are running Linux kernel 4.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53010 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53010

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: Do not read past the end of test names Test names were being concatenated based on a offset beyond the end of the first name, which tripped the buffer overflow detection logic: detected buffer overflow in strnlen [...] Call Trace: bnxt_ethtool_init.cold+0x18/0x18 Refactor struct hwrm_selftest_qlist_output to use an actual array, and adjust the concatenation to use snprintf() rather than a series of strncat() calls.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-03-27

Last modified 2025-10-30

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.9, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.12

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.9 6.1.x ✓ 6.2

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53010 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cefa85480ac99c0bef5a09daadb48d65fc28e279
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3e599c090fc6977331150c5f0a69ab8ce87da21
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53010

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-03-27

Modified 2025-10-30

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53010?

CVE-2023-53010 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.12 onward and has been patched in 6.1.9 and 6.2. CVE-2023-53010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53010?

CVE-2023-53010 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53010?

Yes — CVE-2023-53010 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.9 and 6.2. If you are running Linux kernel 4.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53010 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.