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vdpa: Add features attr to vdpa_nl_policy for nlattr length check

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa: Add features 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 features attr to avoid such bugs.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.47, 6.4.12
CVEs
CVE-2023-53652
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 23:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

vdpa: Add features attr to vdpa_nl_policy for nlattr length check

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Oct 2025, 15:19 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa: Add features 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 features attr to avoid such bugs.

osv:CVE-2023-53652

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.47, 6.4.12

Complete source record
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