Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-54245

critical Nessus Plugin ID 280721

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.

- ASoC: codecs: tx-macro: Fix for KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds When we run syzkaller we get below Out of Bound.
KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds Read in regcache_flat_read Below is the backtrace of the issue:
dump_backtrace+0x0/0x4c8 show_stack+0x34/0x44 dump_stack_lvl+0xd8/0x118 print_address_description+0x30/0x2d8 kasan_report+0x158/0x198 __asan_report_load4_noabort+0x44/0x50 regcache_flat_read+0x10c/0x110 regcache_read+0xf4/0x180 _regmap_read+0xc4/0x278
_regmap_update_bits+0x130/0x290 regmap_update_bits_base+0xc0/0x15c snd_soc_component_update_bits+0xa8/0x22c snd_soc_component_write_field+0x68/0xd4 tx_macro_digital_mute+0xec/0x140 Actually There is no need to have decimator with 32 bits. By limiting the variable with short type u8 issue is resolved. (CVE-2023-54245)

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

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-54245

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 280721

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2023_54245.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/30/2025

Updated: 12/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-54245

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:linux

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: 12/30/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-54245