CVE-2023-53000

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Esto deber\u00eda solucionar la gran mayor\u00eda de los usos de netlink, pero se necesita una auditor\u00eda para encargarse de otros donde la validaci\u00f3n a\u00fan no est\u00e1 centralizada en las funciones principales de netlink."}], "id": "CVE-2023-53000", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:44:05.500", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2025-03-27T17:15:48.810", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e5082b1c66c7783fbcd79b5b178573230e528ff"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41b74e95f297ac360ca7ed6bf200100717cb6c45"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/539ca5dcbc91134bbe2c45677811c31d8b030d2d"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/992e4ff7116a77968039277b5d6aaa535c2f2184"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0950402e8c76e7dcb08563f1b4e8000fbc62455"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-129"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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