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CVE-2023-53676

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-53676 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's iSCSI target subsystem, specifically within the lio_target_nacl_info_show() function. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to corrupt memory by creating numerous iSCSI connections, causing sprintf() to write beyond allocated buffer limits. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.1, < 4.14.326CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.295CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.257CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.197CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.133CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
5.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0016 is in the 24th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-53676Moderate

kernel: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix buffer overflow in lio_target_nacl_info_show()

Oct 7, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/0cac6cbb9908309352a5d30c1876882771d3da50
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/114b44dddea1f8f99576de3c0e6e9059012002fc
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/2cbe6a88fbdd6e8aeab358eef61472e2de43d6f6
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/4738bf8b2d3635c2944b81b2a84d97b8c8b0978d
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5353df78c22623b42a71d51226d228a8413097e2
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/801f287c93ff95582b0a2d2163f12870a2f076d4
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/bbe3ff47bf09db8956bc2eeb49d2d514d256ad2a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/df349e84c2cb0dd05d98c8e1189c26ab4b116083
Patch