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

accel/qaic: tighten bounds checking in decode_message()

Copy the bounds checking from encode_message() to decode_message().

This patch addresses the following concerns. Ensure that there is
enough space for at least one header so that we don't have a negative
size later.

if (msg_hdr_len < sizeof(*trans_hdr))

Ensure that we have enough space to read the next header from the
msg->data.

if (msg_len > msg_hdr_len - sizeof(*trans_hdr))
return -EINVAL;

Check that the trans_hdr->len is not below the minimum size:

if (hdr_len < sizeof(*trans_hdr))

This minimum check ensures that we don't corrupt memory in
decode_passthrough() when we do.

memcpy(out_trans->data, in_trans->data, len - sizeof(in_trans->hdr));

And finally, use size_add() to prevent an integer overflow:

if (size_add(msg_len, hdr_len) > msg_hdr_len)
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/qaic: tighten bounds checking in decode_message() Copy the bounds checking from encode_message() to decode_message(). This patch addresses the following concerns. Ensure that there is enough space for at least one header so that we don't have a negative size later. if (msg_hdr_len < sizeof(*trans_hdr)) Ensure that we have enough space to read the next header from the msg->data. if (msg_len > msg_hdr_len - sizeof(*trans_hdr)) return -EINVAL; Check that the trans_hdr->len is not below the minimum size: if (hdr_len < sizeof(*trans_hdr)) This minimum check ensures that we don't corrupt memory in decode_passthrough() when we do. memcpy(out_trans->data, in_trans->data, len - sizeof(in_trans->hdr)); And finally, use size_add() to prevent an integer overflow: if (size_add(msg_len, hdr_len) > msg_hdr_len)
Title accel/qaic: tighten bounds checking in decode_message()
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-01T11:45:44.939Z

Reserved: 2025-10-01T11:39:39.403Z

Link: CVE-2023-53493

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-01T12:15:52.540

Modified: 2025-10-01T12:15:52.540

Link: CVE-2023-53493

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53493 - Bugzilla

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