CVE-2023-53125 Affecting kernel-64k-modules package, versions <0:5.14.0-570.46.1.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNEL64KMODULES-13156673
  • published30 Sept 2025
  • disclosed22 Sept 2025

Introduced: 22 Sep 2025

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How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-64k-modules to version 0:5.14.0-570.46.1.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:16398.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64k-modules package and not the kernel-64k-modules package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 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