Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53161

medium Nessus Plugin ID 251293

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- The buffered-reader crate before 1.1.5 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic.
(CVE-2023-53161)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 251293

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2023_53161.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/18/2025

Updated: 9/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-53161

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rust-buffered-reader, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sequoia-sq, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:rust-buffered-reader, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sequoia-sqv, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-sequoia, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:trustee-guest-components, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-rpm-sequoia, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/6/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-53161

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