PT-2025-40228

CVE-2023-53521

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Published

2023-02-02

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Updated

2026-10-21

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel related to SCSI subsystem session management. Specifically, an out-of-bounds read can occur within the ses intf remove() function when the number of components is zero, leading to a potential kernel crash. The issue arises when accessing members of edev->component[0] when edev->components is zero. This condition can be triggered during module removal.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
Related identifiers
ALSA-2025_16880
CESA-2023_7077
CLSA-2026-1773832495
CLSA-2026-1773872435
CLSA-2026-1775779453
OESA-2026-1341
RHSA-2023:6583
RHSA-2023_6583
RHSA-2023:7077
RHSA-2023_7077
RHSA-2024:10772
SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1
SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1
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