CVE-2023-53705
ipv6: Fix out-of-bounds access in ipv6_find_tlv()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix out-of-bounds access in ipv6_find_tlv() optlen is fetched without checking whether there is more than one byte to parse. It can lead to out-of-bounds access. Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f < 59e656d0d4a84ea0ee9a39c6f69160a3effccc94 c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f < 04bf69e3de435d793a203aacc4b774f8f9f2baeb c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f < 011f47c8b8389154f996f5f69da8efc3a3beefef c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f < e5f82688ae10f5f386952e65e941bb8868ee54dc c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f < 9b92e2d0eb696d7586ba832c8854653b59887da0 c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f < 91dd8aab9c9f193210681b86b6b92840ffe74f0c c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f < ae68c0f7edbc9a294094ce03a0aaf45aa489ce40 c61a404325093250b676f40ad8f4dd00f3bcab5f < 878ecb0897f4737a4c9401f3523fd49589025671
Linux / Linux
2.6.19
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59e656d0d4a84ea0ee9a39c6f69160a3effccc94 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04bf69e3de435d793a203aacc4b774f8f9f2baeb git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/011f47c8b8389154f996f5f69da8efc3a3beefef git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5f82688ae10f5f386952e65e941bb8868ee54dc git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b92e2d0eb696d7586ba832c8854653b59887da0 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91dd8aab9c9f193210681b86b6b92840ffe74f0c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae68c0f7edbc9a294094ce03a0aaf45aa489ce40 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878ecb0897f4737a4c9401f3523fd49589025671