CVE-2023-53238
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
phy: hisilicon: Fix an out of bounds check in hisi_inno_phy_probe()
The size of array 'priv->ports[]' is INNO_PHY_PORT_NUM.
In the for loop, 'i' is used as the index for array 'priv->ports[]' with a check (i > INNO_PHY_PORT_NUM) which indicates that INNO_PHY_PORT_NUM is allowed value for 'i' in the same loop.
This > comparison needs to be changed to >=, otherwise it potentially leads to an out of bounds write on the next iteration through the loop
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.16%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 5
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution60 % - Impacto secundario
T1498Network Denial of Serviceimpact45 %
Vulnerabilidad local (AV:L/PR:L) en kernel Linux con acceso de escritura fuera de límites (CWE-125). Permite escalada de privilegios o ejecución de código desde contexto local con privilegios limitados.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-125
- CWE-125
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01cb355bb92e8fcf8306e11a4774d610c5864e39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13c088cf3657d70893d75cf116be937f1509cc0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/195e806b2afb0bad6470c9094f7e45e0cf109ee0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2843a2e703f5cb85c9eeca11b7ee90861635a010
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8a71e4c3a2fa4960cc50996e76a42b62fab677
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad249aa3c38f329f91fba8b4b3cd087e79fb0ce8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce69eac840db0b559994dc4290fce3d7c0d7bccd
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