SB2025050482 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel net usb driver
Published: May 4, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050482
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53104)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the smsc75xx_rx_fixup() function in drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/181e9db5caec4daae57a58675a1ceaa47348958f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cc46ed406bb325f10a251b03d9a83ae67b3d3d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43ffe6caccc7a1bb9d7442fbab521efbf6c1378c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4caee8e7d91e4f06f21881726da9c1bb2cd6e4fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c96eeba93980c5cef5176a4bac0ddb722fd57dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bf0eac3fdd2d25f5c6ceab63e3e4902e274f7ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89441504d66d116eb5ce58c132f58cdcca5b498a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0d07a3203c36d073af2177edfc6b070220a60cb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.238