Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2025· Updated Jan 19, 2026
vdpa: Add max vqp attr to vdpa_nl_policy for nlattr length check
CVE-2023-53543
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vdpa: Add max vqp attr to vdpa_nl_policy for nlattr length check
The vdpa_nl_policy structure is used to validate the nlattr when parsing the incoming nlmsg. It will ensure the attribute being described produces a valid nlattr pointer in info->attrs before entering into each handler in vdpa_nl_ops.
That is to say, the missing part in vdpa_nl_policy may lead to illegal nlattr after parsing, which could lead to OOB read just like CVE-2023-3773.
This patch adds the missing nla_policy for vdpa max vqp attr to avoid such bugs.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 5.16
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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