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Publication date: 2025-10-01

Last updated on: 2026-04-06

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ses: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in ses_intf_remove() A fix for: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ses_intf_remove+0x23f/0x270 [ses] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88a10d32e5d8 by task rmmod/12013 When edev->components is zero, accessing edev->component[0] members is wrong.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-10-01

Last Modified

2026-04-06

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-01

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2023-53521

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	kernel	*

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a slab-out-of-bounds error in the Linux kernel's ses_intf_remove() function related to the SCSI subsystem. It occurs when the code incorrectly accesses a component array when the number of components is zero, leading to an invalid memory read.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause a kernel crash or instability due to invalid memory access, potentially leading to denial of service or other unpredictable behavior in systems using the affected Linux kernel component.

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