Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53684 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in xfrm: Zero padding when dumping algos and encap. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=c7a5899eb26e2a4d516d53f65b6dd67be2228041 <0725daaa9a879388ed312110f62dbd5ea2d75f8f || >=c7a5899eb26e2a4d516d53f65b6dd67be2228041 <5218af4ad5d8948faac19f71583bcd786c3852df || >=c7a5899eb26e2a4d516d53f65b6dd67be2228041 <1a351e26cc010d6991fbbd5701ac16581372e26f || >=c7a5899eb26e2a4d516d53f65b6dd67be2228041 <8222d5910dae08213b6d9d4bc9a7f8502855e624 | 0725daaa9a879388ed312110f62dbd5ea2d75f8f, 5218af4ad5d8948faac19f71583bcd786c3852df, 1a351e26cc010d6991fbbd5701ac16581372e26f, 8222d5910dae08213b6d9d4bc9a7f8502855e624 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.11 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 7, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 29, 2026
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.
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