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Fencer Vulns
high 8.2

CVE-2023-53705 json

ipv6: Fix out-of-bounds access in ipv6_find_tlv()

published 2025-10-22 12 mo ago modified 2026-10-28 11 d ago also EUVD-2023-60023

cvss
8.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

ipv6: Fix out-of-bounds access in ipv6_find_tlv()

optlen is fetched without checking whether there is more than one byte to parse. It can lead to out-of-bounds access.

Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.114, 6.1.31, 6.3.5, 6.4
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.37-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.3.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53705

  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-162.179
  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-83.92
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1109.118
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1044.49
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1112.121
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1041.49
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1041.46
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1056.61

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53705

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  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.el8_10
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.el8_10
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.el8_10
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.el8_10
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.el8_10
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.el8_10
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:1512RHSA-2026:1443RHSA-2026:1442RHSA-2026:1441RHSA-2026:0755RHSA-2026:0754

  • kernel-64kb SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.5 +2 more 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.5 +3 more 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
  • kernel-default-base SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.5 +2 more 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS, Enterprise Storage 7.1 5.3.18-150300.59.226.2
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.226.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1SUSE-SU-2025:4315-1SUSE-SU-2025:4189-1SUSE-SU-2025:4188-1SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1

  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.cloud.0.1

rocky linux advisories RXSA-2024:3138

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-53705 updated cvss 7.3

kernel: ipv6: Fix out-of-bounds access in ipv6_find_tlv()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) perf 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:0576
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) perf 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:1441
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.el8_10, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:3138
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v. 8.2) perf 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, kernel 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, bpftool 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, kernel-core 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, kernel-tools 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, python3-perf 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:1512
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) perf 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, kernel 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, bpftool 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, kernel-core 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, kernel-tools 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, python3-perf 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:0533
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:1442
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) perf 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, kernel 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, bpftool 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, kernel-core 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, python3-perf 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:0532
show 11 more
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) kernel 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, bpftool 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, kernel-core 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, kernel-tools 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, python3-perf 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, kernel-modules 5.14.0-70.161.1.el9_0, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:0576
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) bpftool 7.0.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-64k 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:1441
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) perf 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, kernel 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, bpftool 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, kernel-core 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, kernel-tools 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, python3-perf 4.18.0-305.183.1.el8_4, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:0533
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:1442
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) perf 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, kernel 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, bpftool 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, kernel-core 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, python3-perf 4.18.0-477.124.1.el8_8, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:0532
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:3138
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7 ELS) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.145.1.rt56.1297.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.145.1.rt56.1297.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.145.1.rt56.1297.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:0754
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules-extra 5.14.0-70.161.1.rt21.233.el9_0, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:0537
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:1443
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) perf 3.10.0-1160.145.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.145.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.145.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.145.1.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-1160.145.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.145.1.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-1160.145.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.145.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1160.145.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:0755
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
24 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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