CVE-2023-53661

Root has patched CVE-2023-53661 in the linux package for Root:Debian:11. Multiple fixed versions available.

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux SIG Cloud 8.10 Release Notes linked from the References section.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory() The value of an arithmetic expression is subject of possible overflow due to a failure to cast operands to a larger data type before performing arithmetic. Used macro for multiplication instead operator for avoiding overflow. Found by Security Code and Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

• perf/aux: Fix AUX buffer serialization {CVE-2024-46713}
• block: fix uaf for flush rq while iterating tags {CVE-2024-53170}
• zram: fix potential UAF of zram table {CVE-2025-21671}
• sched: sch_cake: add bounds checks to host bulk flow fairness counts {CVE-2025-21647}
• bpf: Fix UAF via mismatching bpf_prog/attachment RCU flavors {CVE-2024-56675}
• net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action {CVE-2025-37789}
• isofs: Prevent the use of too small fid {CVE-2025-37780}
• net: ppp: Add bound checking for skb data on ppp_sync_txmung {CVE-2025-37749}
• sctp: detect and prevent references to a freed transport in sendmsg {CVE-2025-23142}
• ipv6: sr: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time {CVE-2025-39702}
• RDMA/rxe: Fix incomplete state save in rxe_requester {CVE-2023-53539}
• crypto: xts - Handle EBUSY correctly {CVE-2023-53494}
• Bluetooth: use RCU for hci_conn_params and iterate safely in hci_sync {CVE-2023-53252}
• af_unix: Fix data-races around user->unix_inflight. {CVE-2023-53204}
• fs: fix UAF/GPF bug in nilfs_mdt_destroy {CVE-2022-50367}
• wifi: rtlwifi: remove unused check_buddy_priv {CVE-2024-58072}
• wifi: rtlwifi: remove unused dualmac control leftovers
• wifi: rtlwifi: remove unused timer and related code
• partitions: mac: fix handling of bogus partition table {CVE-2025-21772}
• ipmr: do not call mr_mfc_uses_dev() for unres entries {CVE-2025-21719}
• wifi: brcmsmac: add gain range check to wlc_phy_iqcal_gainparams_nphy() {CVE-2024-58014}
• net: mdio: validate parameter addr in mdiobus_get_phy() {CVE-2023-53019}
• ALSA: hda/ca0132: Fix buffer overflow in add_tuning_control {CVE-2025-39751}
• NFS: Fix filehandle bounds checking in nfs_fh_to_dentry() {CVE-2025-39730}
• net/mlx5e: Check for NOT_READY flag state after locking {CVE-2023-53581}
• null_blk: Always check queue mode setting from configfs {CVE-2023-53576}
• ip_vti: fix potential slab-use-after-free in decode_session6 {CVE-2023-53559}
• rcu-tasks: Avoid pr_info() with spin lock in cblist_init_generic() {CVE-2023-53558}
• pstore/ram: Check start of empty przs during init {CVE-2023-53331}
• wifi: ath11k: fix memory leak in WMI firmware stats {CVE-2023-53602}
• wifi: mac80211: fix invalid drv_sta_pre_rcu_remove calls for non-uploaded sta {CVE-2023-53229}
• net: ethernet: ti: Fix return type of netcp_ndo_start_xmit() {CVE-2022-50486}
• RDMA/core: Make sure "ib_port" is valid when access sysfs node {CVE-2022-50475}
• RDMA/rxe: Fix mr->map double free {CVE-2022-50543}
• scsi: qla2xxx: Fix end of loop test
• scsi: qla2xxx: Fix mem access after free
• scsi: qla2xxx: Wait for io return on terminate rport {CVE-2023-53322}
• scsi: target: Fix multiple LUN_RESET handling {CVE-2023-53586}
• scsi: ses: Fix possible desc_ptr out-of-bounds accesses {CVE-2023-53675}
• scsi: ses: Fix possible addl_desc_ptr out-of-bounds accesses {CVE-2023-53675}
• scsi: ses: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in ses_enclosure_data_process() {CVE-2023-53675}
• scsi: lpfc: Fix buffer free/clear order in deferred receive path {CVE-2025-39841}
• nbd: fix incomplete validation of ioctl arg {CVE-2023-53513}
• efivarfs: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in efivarfs_d_compare {CVE-2025-39817}
• bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory() {CVE-2023-53661}

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory()

The value of an arithmetic expression is subject of possible overflow due to a failure to cast operands to a larger data type before performing arithmetic. Used macro for multiplication instead operator for avoiding overflow.

Found by Security Code and Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.