Linux Kernel up to 6.1.15/6.2.2 out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.15/6.2.2 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-53753. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.15/6.2.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix mapping to non-allocated address [Why] There is an issue mapping non-allocated location of memory. It would allocate gpio registers from an array out of bounds. [How] Patch correct numbers of bounds for using.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-53753 since 12/08/2025. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 277669 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53753), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.16 or 6.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8ce8a443ddd9002861a4ee8a7e33a0c02717422f/24aaf6603600d6d1159973c809ea2737664b28c4/9190d4a263264eabf715f5fc1827da45e3fdc247 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (277669), EUVD (EUVD-2023-60075) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2756). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• NetApp FAS
• NetApp AFF
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Microsoft Azure Linux

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.2.0
• 6.2.1
• 6.2.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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