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CVE-2023-53661

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory()

The value of an arithmetic expression is subject of possible overflow due to a failure to cast operands to a larger data type before performing arithmetic. Used macro for multiplication instead operator for avoiding overflow.

Found by Security Code and Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

  • Published: Oct 7, 2025
  • Updated: Feb 4, 2026
  • CVE: CVE-2023-53661
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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