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CVE-2023-53376

7.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpi3mr: Use number of bits to manage bitmap sizes To allocate bitmaps, the mpi3mr driver calculates sizes of bitmaps usin…

Published Sep 18, 2025CWE-125EPSS 0.17%

Overview

CVE-2023-53376 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: mpi3mr: Use number of bits to manage bitmap sizes

To allocate bitmaps, the mpi3mr driver calculates sizes of bitmaps using

byte as unit. However, bitmap helper functions assume that bitmaps are

allocated using unsigned long as unit. This gap causes memory access beyond

the bitmap sizes and results in "BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds". The BUG

was observed at firmware download to eHBA-9600. Call trace indicated that

the out-of-bounds access happened in find_first_zero_bit() called from

mpi3mr_send_event_ack() for miroc->evtack_cmds_bitmap.

To fix the BUG, do not use bytes to manage bitmap sizes. Instead, use

number of bits, and call bitmap helper functions which take number of bits

as arguments. For memory allocation, call bitmap_zalloc() instead of

kzalloc() and krealloc(). For memory free, call bitmap_free() instead of

kfree(). For zero clear, call bitmap_clear() instead of memset().

Remove three fields for

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53376?

CVE-2023-53376 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2023-53376?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-53376?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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