CVE-2023-53988
7.8 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2023-53988 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 24, 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. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in hdr_delete_de()
Here is a BUG report from syzbot:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in hdr_delete_de+0xe0/0x150 fs/ntfs3/index.c:806
Read of size 16842960 at addr ffff888079cc0600 by task syz-executor934/3631
Call Trace:
memmove+0x25/0x60 mm/kasan/shadow.c:54
hdr_delete_de+0xe0/0x150 fs/ntfs3/index.c:806
indx_delete_entry+0x74f/0x3670 fs/ntfs3/index.c:2193
ni_remove_name+0x27a/0x980 fs/ntfs3/frecord.c:2910
ntfs_unlink_inode+0x3d4/0x720 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:1712
ntfs_rename+0x41a/0xcb0 fs/ntfs3/namei.c:276
Before using the meta-data in struct INDEX_HDR, we need to
check index header valid or not. Otherwise, the corruptedi
(or malicious) fs image can cause out-of-bounds access which
could make kernel panic.
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.
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-53988?
CVE-2023-53988 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 24, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2023-53988?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-53988?
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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