MediumFix available
modpost: fix off by one in is_executable_section()
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: modpost: fix off by one in is_executable_section() The > comparison should be >= to prevent an out of bounds array access.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.14.322, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 5.4.251, 6.1.39, 6.3.13, 6.4.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-53397
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 14:45 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
modpost: fix off by one in is_executable_section()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 18 Sept 2025, 13:33 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: modpost: fix off by one in is_executable_section() The > comparison should be >= to prevent an out of bounds array access.
osv:CVE-2023-53397
Kernel
Fixed versions: 4.14.322, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.39, 6.3.13, 6.4.4
Complete source record
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