CVE-2023-53139

low-risk
Published 2025-05-02

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: fdp: add null check of devm_kmalloc_array in fdp_nci_i2c_read_device_properties devm_kmalloc_array may fails, *fw_vsc_cfg might be null and cause out-of-bounds write in device_property_read_u8_array later.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (8)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a3664a1058d4b2b1ea2112cc275ca47fba7fc08
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11f180a5d62a51b484e9648f9b310e1bd50b1a57
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27824b2f98818215adc9661e563252c48dab1a13
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4357bbb921fe9e81d0fd9f70d669d1f177d8380e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80be62358fa5507cefbaa067c7e6648401f2c3da
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98f49e693e02c1dafd5786be3468657840dd6f06
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad11b872bc9b5d27e56183c6b01f9218c85395d2
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce93f1afc05941a572f5a69e2ed4012af905a693
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low