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CVE-2023-53644

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: radio-shark: Add endpoint checks The syzbot fuzzer was able to provoke a WARNING from the radio-shark2 driver: --------…

Published Oct 7, 2025EPSS 0.16%

Overview

CVE-2023-53644 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 7, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. 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:

media: radio-shark: Add endpoint checks

The syzbot fuzzer was able to provoke a WARNING from the radio-shark2

driver:

------------[ cut here ]------------

usb 1-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 1 != type 3

WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 3271 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504 usb_submit_urb+0xed2/0x1880 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504

Modules linked in:

CPU: 0 PID: 3271 Comm: kworker/0:3 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-syzkaller #0

Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022

Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event

RIP: 0010:usb_submit_urb+0xed2/0x1880 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504

Code: 7c 24 18 e8 00 36 ea fb 48 8b 7c 24 18 e8 36 1c 02 ff 41 89 d8 44 89 e1 4c 89 ea 48 89 c6 48 c7 c7 a0 b6 90 8a e8 9a 29 b8 03 <0f> 0b e9 58 f8 ff ff e8 d2 35 ea fb 48 81 c5 c0 05 00 00 e9 84 f7

RSP: 0018:ffffc90003876dd0 EFLAGS: 00010282

RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 0000000000000000

RDX: ffff8880750b0040 RSI: ffffffff

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-2023-53644?

CVE-2023-53644 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 7, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-53644?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-53644?

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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