Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2025· Updated Jan 14, 2026
modpost: fix off by one in is_executable_section()
CVE-2023-53397
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
modpost: fix off by one in is_executable_section()
The > comparison should be >= to prevent an out of bounds array access.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 4.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/02dc8e8bdbe4412cfcf17ee3873e63fa5a55b957mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a3f1e573a105328a2cca45a7cfbebabbf5e3192mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e0424cd8a44b5f480feb06753cdf4e1f248d148mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee557590bac154d324de446d1cd0444988bd511mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b2e77050b91199453bf19d0517b047b7339a9e3mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cade370efe2f9e2a79ea8587506ffe2b51ac6d2bmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb0cdca5c979bc34c27602e2039562932c2591a4mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd872d5576cc94528f427c7264c2c438928cc6d2mitre
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