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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53040

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ca8210: fix mac_len negative array access This patch fixes a buffer overflow access of skb->data if ieee802154_h

Published May 2, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check this week

CVE-2023-53040 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
22.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux ded845a781a578dfb0b5b2c138e5a067aa3b1242 <918944526a386f186dd818ea6b0bcbed75d8c16b

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ca8210: fix mac_len negative array access This patch fixes a buffer overflow access of skb->data if ieee802154_hdr_peek_addrs() fails.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux ded845a781a578dfb0b5b2c138e5a067aa3b1242 <918944526a386f186dd818ea6b0bcbed75d8c16bded845a781a578dfb0b5b2c138e5a067aa3b1242 <918944526a386f186dd818ea6b0bcbed75d8c16b

How to fix CVE-2023-53040

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-53040 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux ded845a781a578dfb0b5b2c138e5a067aa3b1242 <918944526a386f186dd818ea6b0bcbed75d8c16b ded845a781a578dfb0b5b2c138e5a067aa3b1242 <918944526a386f186dd818ea6b0bcbed75d8c16b. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 22.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ca8210: fix mac_len negative array access This patch fixes a buffer overflow access of skb->data if ieee802154_hdr_peek_addrs() fails.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ca8210: fix mac_len negative array access This patch fixes a buffer overflow access of skb->data if ieee802154_hdr_peek_addrs() fails.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53040

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13226

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ca8210: fix mac_len negative array access This patch fixes a buffer overflow access of skb->data if ieee802154_hdr_peek_addrs() fails.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.