xfrm: Zero padding when dumping algos and encap
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Zero padding when dumping algos and encap When copying data to user-space we should ensure that only valid data is copied over. Padding in structures may be filled with random (possibly sensitve) data and should never be given directly to user-space. This patch fixes the copying of xfrm algorithms and the encap template in xfrm_user so that padding is zeroed.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.15.106, 6.1.23, 6.2.10
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-53684
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 15:44 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
xfrm: Zero padding when dumping algos and encap
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 7 Oct 2025, 15:21 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Zero padding when dumping algos and encap When copying data to user-space we should ensure that only valid data is copied over. Padding in structures may be filled with random (possibly sensitve) data and should never be given directly to user-space. This patch fixes the copying of xfrm algorithms and the encap template in xfrm_user so that padding is zeroed.
osv:CVE-2023-53684
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.15.106, 6.1.23, 6.2.10
Complete source record
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