{"cve":"CVE-2023-53397","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-18T14:15:42.937","modified":"2026-06-17T06:45:12.813","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmodpost: fix off by one in is_executable_section()\n\nThe > comparison should be >= to prevent an out of bounds array\naccess.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-193"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02dc8e8bdbe4412cfcf17ee3873e63fa5a55b957","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a3f1e573a105328a2cca45a7cfbebabbf5e3192","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e0424cd8a44b5f480feb06753cdf4e1f248d148","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee557590bac154d324de446d1cd0444988bd511","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b2e77050b91199453bf19d0517b047b7339a9e3"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:10:08.713834912+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53397","score":0.00149,"percentile":0.04042,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}