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CVE-2023-53729

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-53729 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the QMI encoding/decoding module, specifically related to string length handling. It arises when a string's length matches the maximum allowed plus one, leading to an out-of-bounds write during null termination. While no CVSS score is available, its FAUCET Risk Score is low at 5/100, suggesting limited severity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
LinuxLinux
4.16CNA affecteddefault affected
LinuxLinux
>= 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2, < 22ee7c9c7f381be178b4457bc54530002e08e938, >= 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2, < 2ccab9f82772ead618689d17dbc6950d6bd1e741, >= 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2, < 64c5e916fabe5ef7bef0210b8a59fa8941ee1b8e, >= 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2, < 6b58859e7c4ac357517a59f0801e8ce1b58a8ee2, >= 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2, < 8d207400fd6b79c92aeb2f33bb79f62dff904ea2, >= 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2, < b2f39b813d1eed4a522428d1e6acd7dfe9b81579, >= 9b8a11e82615274d4133aab3cf5aa1c59191f0a2, < f6250ecb7fbb934b89539e7e2ba6c1d8555c0975CNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS data has not been published for this CVE.

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
9.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15

Social Chatter

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

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-2023-53729Moderate

kernel: soc: qcom: qmi_encdec: Restrict string length in decode

Oct 22, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/22ee7c9c7f381be178b4457bc54530002e08e938
git.kernel.org / stable/c/2ccab9f82772ead618689d17dbc6950d6bd1e741
git.kernel.org / stable/c/64c5e916fabe5ef7bef0210b8a59fa8941ee1b8e
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6b58859e7c4ac357517a59f0801e8ce1b58a8ee2
git.kernel.org / stable/c/8d207400fd6b79c92aeb2f33bb79f62dff904ea2
git.kernel.org / stable/c/b2f39b813d1eed4a522428d1e6acd7dfe9b81579
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f6250ecb7fbb934b89539e7e2ba6c1d8555c0975