CVE-2023-53705

Status: DeferredHigh (8.2)—

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.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Base score: 8.2

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.56%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 45
Score date: 10/5/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access75 %
Primary impactT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact65 %
Secondary impactT1005 Data from Local Systemcollection50 %

Acceso de red sin autenticación (AV:N/PR:N) permite explotar lectura fuera de límites en ipv6_find_tlv(). Impacto: DoS por desbordamiento de búfer y lectura de datos kernel.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Filter Network Traffic Vulnerability Scanning Privileged Account Management Network Segmentation Limit Access to Resource Over Network Application Isolation and Sandboxing

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Linux — Linux Kernel^AI

References

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