CVE-2023-50711

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.7% (49th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.7%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

vmm-sys-util is a collection of modules that provides helpers and utilities used by multiple rust-vmm components. Starting in version 0.5.0 and prior to version 0.12.0, an issue in the FamStructWrapper::deserialize implementation provided by the crate for vmm_sys_util::fam::FamStructWrapper can lead to out of bounds memory accesses. The deserialization does not check that the length stored in the header matches the flexible array length. Mismatch in the lengths might allow out of bounds memory access through Rust-safe methods. The issue was corrected in version 0.12.0 by inserting a check that verifies the lengths of compared flexible arrays are equal for any deserialized header and aborting deserialization otherwise. Moreover, the API was changed so that header length can only be modified through Rust-unsafe code. This ensures that users cannot trigger out-of-bounds memory access from Rust-safe code.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
44
EG Risk 44/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.7%
EPSS %ILE
49th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

January 2, 2024

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Oct 5, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit.
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: rust-virtio-queue-0.11.0-1.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YJI7D273R6G5RUC246KTI2YY3AXZKZMD/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 39 Update: rust-linux-loader-0.11.0-1.fc39 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/W5XMCLV2P3ANS3XN4NXZTV4PUNTLWUNJ/
githubMentions a patch (unverified)

`serde` deserialization for `FamStructWrapper` lacks bound checks that could potentially lead to out-of-bounds memory access · Advisory · rust-vmm/vmm-sys-util · GitHub

https://github.com/rust-vmm/vmm-sys-util/security/advisories/GHSA-875g-mfp6-g7f9
github_commit Patch Available

commit 30172fca2a8e (rust-vmm/vmm-sys-util)

Patch available: rust-vmm/vmm-sys-util v0.12.1 (contains commit 30172fca2a8e)

https://github.com/rust-vmm/vmm-sys-util/commit/30172fca2a8e0a38667d934ee56682247e13f167

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-50711(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
crates.io(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
vmm-sys-util—
  • 0.5.0 up to 0.12.0: fixed in 0.12.0
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
rust-vmm-sys-util—
  • every version up to 0.12.1-1: fixed in 0.12.1-1
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
rust-vmm-sys-util—
  • every version up to 0.12.1-1: fixed in 0.12.1-1
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-50711?
CVE-2023-50711 is a critical vulnerability published on January 2, 2024. vmm-sys-util is a collection of modules that provides helpers and utilities used by multiple rust-vmm components. Starting in version 0.5.0 and prior to version 0.12.0, an issue in the FamStructWrapper::deserialize implementation provided by the crate for vmmsysutil::fam::FamStructWrapper can lead…
When was CVE-2023-50711 disclosed?
CVE-2023-50711 was first published on January 2, 2024, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-50711 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-50711 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (49th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-50711?
CVE-2023-50711 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-50711?
A fix for CVE-2023-50711 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2023-50711 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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