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CVE-2023-53659: linux kernel 5.16; +1 more affected products

CVE-2023-53659. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.1 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.00164 (percentile 0.0521), scored 14-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 5.10.82 (inclusive), before 5.10.188 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.15.5 (inclusive), before 5.15.123 (exclusive)
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linux kernel · from 5.16.1 (inclusive), before 6.1.42 (exclusive)
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linux kernel · from 6.2 (inclusive), before 6.4.7 (exclusive)
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linux kernel · 5.16
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linux kernel · 5.16 · update rc2
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linux kernel · 5.16 · update rc3
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linux kernel · 5.16 · update rc4
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linux kernel · 5.16 · update rc5
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linux kernel · 5.16 · update rc6
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linux kernel · 5.16 · update rc7
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linux kernel · 5.16 · update rc8
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linux kernel · 6.5 · update rc1
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linux kernel · 6.5 · update rc2
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Linux · 1555d83ddbb7204ef60c58aee6ca3bbef2c5e99f to before b92defe4e8ee86996c16417ad8c804cb4395fddd, 68d4274034e618b7f190dc9fbfc4f3436a7430f4 to before 0fb37ce6c01e17839e26d03222f0b44e6a3ed2b9, 4e5e6b5d9d1334d3490326b6922a2daaf56a867f to before 6e1d8f1332076a002e6d910d255aa5903d341c56, 4e5e6b5d9d1334d3490326b6922a2daaf56a867f to before 65ecebc9ac09427b2c65f271cd5e5bd536c3fe38, 4e5e6b5d9d1334d3490326b6922a2daaf56a867f to before 7c4bced3caa749ce468b0c5de711c98476b23a52, 5.10.82 to before 5.10.188, 5.15.5 to before 5.15.123
Linux

Linux · 5.16
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
Function: do_set_numvf, do_set_channel, on_exit
File: drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.1/10) rates confidentiality and availability impact as high; integrity impact as none. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

CWE
CWE-125
CCR priority
28.4 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
7.1 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS
0.00164 · percentile 0.0521 · 2026-10-14
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2023-53659.html