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


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-12795664
  • published16 Sept 2025
  • disclosed2 May 2025

Introduced: 2 May 2025

CVE-2023-53125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-debug-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-553.75.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-15785.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-modules-extra package and not the kernel-debug-modules-extra package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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

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