CVE-2023-53554

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-10-04. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext()

The "exc->key_len" is a u16 that comes from the user. If it's over IW_ENCODING_TOKEN_MAX (64) that could lead to memory corruption.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 4, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caac4b6c15b66feae4d83f602e1e46f124540202
generic

staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baf420e30364ef9efe3e29a5c0e01e612aebf3fe
generic

staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1b04b56745bc79286c80aa876fabfab1e08ebf1
generic

staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9496fb96ddeb740dc6b966f4a7d8dfb8b93921c6
generic

staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ae9f55a495077f838bab466411ee6f38574df9b
generic

staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/663fff29fd613e2b0d30c4138157312ba93c4939
generic

staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f1c7031e044cb2fba82836d55cc235e2ad619dc
generic

staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in ks_wlan_set_encode_ext() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5373a1aa91b2298f9305794b8270cf9896be96b6

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 4.14.322—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-53554?
CVE-2023-53554 is a high vulnerability published on October 4, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: ks7010: potential buffer overflow in kswlansetencodeext() The "exc->key_len" is a u16 that comes from the user. If it's over IWENCODINGTOKEN_MAX (64) that could lead to memory corruption.
When was CVE-2023-53554 disclosed?
CVE-2023-53554 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 4, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-53554 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-53554 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-53554?
CVE-2023-53554 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-53554?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-53554, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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