CVE-2023-53125 Affecting kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.75.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELZFCPDUMPMODULESEXTRA-13045919
  • published25 Sept 2025
  • disclosed15 Sept 2025

Introduced: 15 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2023-53125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-553.75.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:15785.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra package and not the kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

net: usb: smsc75xx: Limit packet length to skb->len

Packet length retrieved from skb data may be larger than the actual socket buffer length (up to 9026 bytes). In such case the cloned skb passed up the network stack will leak kernel memory contents.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1