CVE-2023-53535

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bcmgenet: Add a check for oversized packets Occasionnaly we may get oversized packets from the hardware which exceed the nomimal 2KiB buffer size we allocate SKBs with. Add an early check which drops the packet to avoid invoking skb_over_panic() and move on to processing the next packet.

5.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124ca24e0de958d2e20e0aa1e2434af7b72f8887 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411317d2a4a7d6049d8efeef0d32ae43f8baefce Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c0862c2c962052ed5055220a00ac1cefb92fbcd Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f56767fb5f2df875b6553e08dbec6a45431c988 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdb07e10c1258c08f31b24898930e4ece88d163 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/841881320562cbeac7046b537b91cd000480cea2 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87363d1ab55e497702a9506ff423c422639c8a25 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c34b1c0870323649d45c5074828d7f754dea2673 Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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History

09 Feb 2026, 22:06

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124ca24e0de958d2e20e0aa1e2434af7b72f8887 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124ca24e0de958d2e20e0aa1e2434af7b72f8887 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411317d2a4a7d6049d8efeef0d32ae43f8baefce - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411317d2a4a7d6049d8efeef0d32ae43f8baefce - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c0862c2c962052ed5055220a00ac1cefb92fbcd - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c0862c2c962052ed5055220a00ac1cefb92fbcd - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f56767fb5f2df875b6553e08dbec6a45431c988 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f56767fb5f2df875b6553e08dbec6a45431c988 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdb07e10c1258c08f31b24898930e4ece88d163 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdb07e10c1258c08f31b24898930e4ece88d163 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/841881320562cbeac7046b537b91cd000480cea2 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/841881320562cbeac7046b537b91cd000480cea2 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87363d1ab55e497702a9506ff423c422639c8a25 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87363d1ab55e497702a9506ff423c422639c8a25 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c34b1c0870323649d45c5074828d7f754dea2673 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c34b1c0870323649d45c5074828d7f754dea2673 - Patch
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo

04 Oct 2025, 16:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-10-04 16:15

Updated : 2026-02-09 22:06

NVD link : CVE-2023-53535

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53535

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53535

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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo