SB20250916137 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel phy hisilicon driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916137
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) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53238)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the hisi_inno_phy_probe() function in drivers/phy/hisilicon/phy-hisi-inno-usb2.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/01cb355bb92e8fcf8306e11a4774d610c5864e39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13c088cf3657d70893d75cf116be937f1509cc0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/195e806b2afb0bad6470c9094f7e45e0cf109ee0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2843a2e703f5cb85c9eeca11b7ee90861635a010
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8a71e4c3a2fa4960cc50996e76a42b62fab677
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad249aa3c38f329f91fba8b4b3cd087e79fb0ce8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce69eac840db0b559994dc4290fce3d7c0d7bccd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.8