CVE-2023-53327

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd/selftest: Catch overflow of uptr and length syzkaller hits a WARN_ON when trying to have a uptr close to UINTPTR_MAX: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 393 at drivers/iommu/iommufd/selftest.c:403 iommufd_test+0xb19/0x16f0 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 393 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.2.0-c9c3395d5e3d #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:iommufd_test+0xb19/0x16f0 Code: 94 c4 31 ff 44 89 e6 e8 a5 54 17 ff 45 84 e4 0f 85 bb 0b 00 00 41 be fb ff ff ff e8 31 53 17 ff e9 a0 f7 ff ff e8 27 53 17 ff <0f> 0b 41 be 8 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000eabdc0 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff8214c487 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff88800f5c8000 RDI: 0000000000000002 RBP: ffffc90000eabe48 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000001 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 00000000cd2b0000 R13: 00000000cd2af000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffc90000eabe68 FS: 00007f94d76d5740(0000) GS:ffff88807dd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000020000043 CR3: 0000000006880006 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? write_comp_data+0x2f/0x90 iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x1ef/0x310 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x10e/0x160 ? __pfx_iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x10/0x10 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc Check that the user memory range doesn't overflow.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2025-09-16 17:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 06:44 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2025-09-16 17:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 06:44 UTC

Exploit probability

0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Linux Kernel < 6.2.15
• Linux Kernel < 6.3.2

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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