CVE-2023-53705

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix out-of-bounds access in ipv6_find_tlv() optlen is fetched without checking whether there is more than one byte to parse. It can lead to out-of-bounds access. Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.2
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedOct 22, 2025
First seenOct 22, 2025

How to fix

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  • Linux Linux59e656d0d4a84ea0ee9a39c6f69160a3effccc94, 04bf69e3de435d793a203aacc4b774f8f9f2baeb, 011f47c8b8389154f996f5f69da8efc3a3beefef, e5f82688ae10f5f386952e65e941bb8868ee54dc, 9b92e2d0eb696d7586ba832c8854653b59887da0, 91dd8aab9c9f193210681b86b6b92840ffe74f0c, ae68c0f7edbc9a294094ce03a0aaf45aa489ce40, 878ecb0897f4737a4c9401f3523fd49589025671 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linuxc61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f ≤ v < 59e656d0d4a84ea0ee9a39c6f69160a3effccc94, c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f ≤ v < 04bf69e3de435d793a203aacc4b774f8f9f2baeb, c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f ≤ v < 011f47c8b8389154f996f5f69da8efc3a3beefef, c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f ≤ v < e5f82688ae10f5f386952e65e941bb8868ee54dc, c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f ≤ v < 9b92e2d0eb696d7586ba832c8854653b59887da0, c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f ≤ v < 91dd8aab9c9f193210681b86b6b92840ffe74f0c, c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f ≤ v < ae68c0f7edbc9a294094ce03a0aaf45aa489ce40, c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f ≤ v < 878ecb0897f4737a4c9401f3523fd49589025671, 2.6.1959e656d0d4a84ea0ee9a39c6f69160a3effccc94, 04bf69e3de435d793a203aacc4b774f8f9f2baeb, 011f47c8b8389154f996f5f69da8efc3a3beefef, e5f82688ae10f5f386952e65e941bb8868ee54dc, 9b92e2d0eb696d7586ba832c8854653b59887da0, 91dd8aab9c9f193210681b86b6b92840ffe74f0c, ae68c0f7edbc9a294094ce03a0aaf45aa489ce40, 878ecb0897f4737a4c9401f3523fd49589025671

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