Bug 2401555 (CVE-2023-53543) - CVE-2023-53543 kernel: vdpa: Add max vqp attr to vdpa_nl_policy for nlattr length check
Summary: CVE-2023-53543 kernel: vdpa: Add max vqp attr to vdpa_nl_policy for nlattr le...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-53543
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-10-04 16:07 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-10-09 18:37 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-10-04 16:07:12 UTC
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.


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