CVE-2023-53397

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

modpost: fix off by one in is_executable_section()

The > comparison should be >= to prevent an out of bounds array access.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-193

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 18, 2025
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-53397: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix