CVE-2023-53125
Not scored
net: usb: smsc75xx: Limit packet length to skb->len
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.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
May 2, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-53125
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/105db6574281e1e03fcbf87983f4fee111682306
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a4de0a68b18485c68ab4f0cfa665b1633c6d277
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53966d572d056d6b234cfe76a5f9d60049d3c178
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ee5df9c039e37b9d8eb5e3de08bfb7f53d31cb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fabdd79051a9fe51388df099aff6e4b660fedd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7bdc137ca163b90917c1eeba4f1937684bd4f8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8b228318935044dafe3a5bc07ee71a1f1424b8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e294f0aa47e4844f3d3c8766c02accd5a76a7d4e
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53125.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53125