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CVE-2023-53535MEDIUM
Linux Linux — net: bcmgenet: Add a check for oversized packets
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0021   12.1     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    1c1008c793fa46703a2fee469f4235e1c7984333 –  —
  Linux    3.15 –                                      4.14.308
TIMELINE
  Oct 4   Reserved by Linux
  Oct 4   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2023-53535 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bcmgenet: Add a check for oversized packets Occasionnaly we may get oversized packets from the hardware which exceed the nomimal 2KiB buffer size we allocate SKBs with. Add an early check which drops the packet to avoid invoking skb_over_panic() and move on to processing the next packet.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 4, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
October 4, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2023-53535 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux1c1008c793fa46703a2fee469f4235e1c7984333
LinuxLinux3.154.14.308

References (8)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-53535 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-53535 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.