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CVE-2023-53139: nfc: fdp: add null check of devm_kmalloc_array in fdp_nci_i2c_read_device_properties

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.18% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 0a3664a1058d4b2b1ea2112cc275ca47fba7fc08, 11f180a5d62a51b484e9648f9b310e1bd50b1a57, 27824b2f98818215adc9661e563252c48dab1a13.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 0a3664a1058d4b2b1ea2112cc275ca47fba7fc08, 11f180a5d62a51b484e9648f9b310e1bd50b1a57, 27824b2f98818215adc9661e563252c48dab1a13 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: fdp: add null check of devm_kmalloc_array in fdp_nci_i2c_read_device_properties devm_kmalloc_array may fails, *fw_vsc_cfg might be null and cause out-of-bounds write in device_property_read_u8_array later.

Published
May 2, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 8th percentile

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel4.4 and later · before 4.14.310
  • linux linux kernel4.15 and later · before 4.19.278
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.237
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.175
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.103
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.20
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.2.7
  • linux linux kernel6.3

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 4.4affected
    • a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1 and later · before ad11b872bc9b5d27e56183c6b01f9218c85395d2affected · git
    • a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1 and later · before 98f49e693e02c1dafd5786be3468657840dd6f06affected · git
    • a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1 and later · before 0a3664a1058d4b2b1ea2112cc275ca47fba7fc08affected · git
    • a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1 and later · before 80be62358fa5507cefbaa067c7e6648401f2c3daaffected · git
    • a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1 and later · before 4357bbb921fe9e81d0fd9f70d669d1f177d8380eaffected · git
    • a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1 and later · before ce93f1afc05941a572f5a69e2ed4012af905a693affected · git
    • a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1 and later · before 27824b2f98818215adc9661e563252c48dab1a13affected · git
    • a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1 and later · before 11f180a5d62a51b484e9648f9b310e1bd50b1a57affected · git
    • before 4.4not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.20-16.1.20-1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-53136May 2, 2025 · af_unix: fix struct pid leaks in OOB support
    28Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-53138May 2, 2025 · net: caif: Fix use-after-free in cfusbl_device_notify()
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-53140May 2, 2025 · scsi: core: Remove the /proc/scsi/${proc_name} directory earlier
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux0a3664a1058d4b2b1ea2112cc275ca47fba7fc08Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux11f180a5d62a51b484e9648f9b310e1bd50b1a57Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux27824b2f98818215adc9661e563252c48dab1a13Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux4357bbb921fe9e81d0fd9f70d669d1f177d8380eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux80be62358fa5507cefbaa067c7e6648401f2c3daVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux98f49e693e02c1dafd5786be3468657840dd6f06Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxad11b872bc9b5d27e56183c6b01f9218c85395d2Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxce93f1afc05941a572f5a69e2ed4012af905a693Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.20-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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