CVE-2023-53729soc: qcom: qmi_encdec: Restrict string length in decode
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: qcom: qmi_encdec: Restrict string length in decode The QMI TLV value for strings in a lot of qmi element info structures account for null terminated strings with MAX_LEN + 1. If a string is actually MAX_LEN + 1 length, this will cause an out of bounds access when the NULL character is appended in decoding.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2 builds before 6b58859e7c4ac357517a59f0801e8ce1b58a8ee2; from 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2 before 64c5e916fabe5ef7bef0210b8a59fa8941ee1b8e; 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2 builds before 2ccab9f82772ead618689d17dbc6950d6bd1e741; from 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2 before b2f39b813d1eed4a522428d1e6acd7dfe9b81579; from 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2 before f6250ecb7fbb934b89539e7e2ba6c1d8555c0975; from 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2 before 22ee7c9c7f381be178b4457bc54530002e08e938; 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2 builds before 8d207400fd6b79c92aeb2f33bb79f62dff904ea2 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b58859e7c4ac357517a59f0801e8ce1b58a8ee2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c5e916fabe5ef7bef0210b8a59fa8941ee1b8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ccab9f82772ead618689d17dbc6950d6bd1e741
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f39b813d1eed4a522428d1e6acd7dfe9b81579
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6250ecb7fbb934b89539e7e2ba6c1d8555c0975
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ee7c9c7f381be178b4457bc54530002e08e938
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d207400fd6b79c92aeb2f33bb79f62dff904ea2
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