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CVE-2023-53679: wifi: mt7601u: fix an integer underflow

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: 0.24% (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 1a1f43059afae5cc9409e0c3bc63bfc09bc8facb, 47dc1f425af57b71111d7b01ebd24e04e8d967ef, 61d0163e2be7a439cf6f82e9ad7de563ecf41e7a.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 8.3, NVD 5.5.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 1a1f43059afae5cc9409e0c3bc63bfc09bc8facb, 47dc1f425af57b71111d7b01ebd24e04e8d967ef, 61d0163e2be7a439cf6f82e9ad7de563ecf41e7a 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: wifi: mt7601u: fix an integer underflow Fix an integer underflow that leads to a null pointer dereference in 'mt7601u_rx_skb_from_seg()'. The variable 'dma_len' in the URB packet could be manipulated, which could trigger an integer underflow of 'seg_len' in 'mt7601u_rx_process_seg()'. This underflow subsequently causes the 'bad_frame' checks in 'mt7601u_rx_skb_from_seg()' to be bypassed, eventually leading to a dereference of the pointer 'p', which is a null pointer. Ensure that 'dma_len' is greater than 'min_seg_len'. Found by a modified version of syzkaller. KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f] CPU: 0 PID: 12 Comm: ksoftirqd/0 Tainted: G W O 5.14.0+ #139 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:skb_add_rx_frag+0x143/0x370 Code: e2 07 83 c2 03 38 ca 7c 08 84 c9 0f 85 86 01 00 00 4c 8d 7d 08 44 89 68 08 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4c 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02 00 0f 85 cd 01 00 00 48 8b 45 08 a8 01 0f 85 3d 01 00 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc900000cfc90 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffff888115520dc0 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff8881118430c0 RDI: ffff8881118430f8 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000e09 R09: 0000000000000010 R10: ffff888111843017 R11: ffffed1022308602 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000e09 R14: 0000000000000010 R15: 0000000000000008 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88811a800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000000004035af40 CR3: 00000001157f2000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: mt7601u_rx_tasklet+0xc73/0x1270 ? mt7601u_submit_rx_buf.isra.0+0x510/0x510 ? tasklet_action_common.isra.0+0x79/0x2f0 tasklet_action_common.isra.0+0x206/0x2f0 __do_softirq+0x1b5/0x880 ? tasklet_unlock+0x30/0x30 run_ksoftirqd+0x26/0x50 smpboot_thread_fn+0x34f/0x7d0 ? smpboot_register_percpu_thread+0x370/0x370 kthread+0x3a1/0x480 ? set_kthread_struct+0x120/0x120 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 Modules linked in: 88XXau(O) 88x2bu(O) ---[ end trace 57f34f93b4da0f9b ]--- RIP: 0010:skb_add_rx_frag+0x143/0x370 Code: e2 07 83 c2 03 38 ca 7c 08 84 c9 0f 85 86 01 00 00 4c 8d 7d 08 44 89 68 08 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4c 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02 00 0f 85 cd 01 00 00 48 8b 45 08 a8 01 0f 85 3d 01 00 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc900000cfc90 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffff888115520dc0 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff8881118430c0 RDI: ffff8881118430f8 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000e09 R09: 0000000000000010 R10: ffff888111843017 R11: ffffed1022308602 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000e09 R14: 0000000000000010 R15: 0000000000000008 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88811a800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000000004035af40 CR3: 00000001157f2000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 7, 2025
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 15th 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 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.5
CNA · Linux
8.3
2.8 point gap

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

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
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Affected versions

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

  • linux linux kernel4.2 and later · before 5.4.235
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.173
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.99
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.16
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.2.3

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

    • 4.2affected
    • c869f77d6abb5d5f9f2f1a661d5c53862a9cad34 and later · before 67e4519afba215199b6dfa39ce5d7ea673ee4138affected · git
    • c869f77d6abb5d5f9f2f1a661d5c53862a9cad34 and later · before 47dc1f425af57b71111d7b01ebd24e04e8d967efaffected · git
    • c869f77d6abb5d5f9f2f1a661d5c53862a9cad34 and later · before 1a1f43059afae5cc9409e0c3bc63bfc09bc8facbaffected · git
    • c869f77d6abb5d5f9f2f1a661d5c53862a9cad34 and later · before 61d0163e2be7a439cf6f82e9ad7de563ecf41e7aaffected · git
    • c869f77d6abb5d5f9f2f1a661d5c53862a9cad34 and later · before d0db59e2f718d1e2f1d2a2d8092168fdd2f3add0affected · git
    • c869f77d6abb5d5f9f2f1a661d5c53862a9cad34 and later · before 803f3176c5df3b5582c27ea690f204abb60b19b9affected · git
    • before 4.2not affected · semver
    • 5.4.235 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver
    • 5.10.173 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not 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

Same product

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-53677Oct 7, 2025 · drm/i915: Fix memory leaks in i915 selftests
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-53678Oct 7, 2025 · drm/i915: Fix system suspend without fbdev being initialized
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-53680Oct 7, 2025 · NFSD: Avoid calling OPDESC() with ops->opnum == OP_ILLEGAL
    31Monitor

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 Linux1a1f43059afae5cc9409e0c3bc63bfc09bc8facbVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux47dc1f425af57b71111d7b01ebd24e04e8d967efVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux61d0163e2be7a439cf6f82e9ad7de563ecf41e7aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux67e4519afba215199b6dfa39ce5d7ea673ee4138Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux803f3176c5df3b5582c27ea690f204abb60b19b9Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd0db59e2f718d1e2f1d2a2d8092168fdd2f3add0Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.20-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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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.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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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.

  • CVE-2026-53176261 days apartIB/isert: Reject login PDUs shorter than ISER_HEADERS_LEN
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-63940285 days apartKVM: SEV: Ignore Port I/O requests of length '0'
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2024-26828538 days apartcifs: fix underflow in parse_server_interfaces()
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2026-43187211 days apartxfs: delete attr leaf freemap entries when empty
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-53178261 days apartstaging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-31656199 days apartdrm/i915/gt: fix refcount underflow in intel_engine_park_heartbeat
    31Monitor

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-191 · Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

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. SSVC exploitation— → none
  2. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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