CVE-2023-53578: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2023-53578 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.
CVE-2023-53578 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2023-53578
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:treeHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-53578, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:treeAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource, where the product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-gvj2-x98p-x2mj",
"modified" : "2026-02-10T15:30:20Z",
"published" : "2025-10-04T18:31:15Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-53578" ],
"details" : "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: qrtr: Fix an uninit variable access bug in qrtr_tx_resume()\n\nSyzbot reported a bug as following:\n\n=====================================================\nBUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in qrtr_tx_resume+0x185/0x1f0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:230\n qrtr_tx_resume+0x185/0x1f0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:230\n qrtr_endpoint_post+0xf85/0x11b0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:519\n qrtr_tun_write_iter+0x270/0x400 net/qrtr/tun.c:108\n call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2189 [inline]\n aio_write+0x63a/0x950 fs/aio.c:1600\n io_submit_one+0x1d1c/0x3bf0 fs/aio.c:2019\n __do_sys_io_submit fs/aio.c:2078 [inline]\n __se_sys_io_submit+0x293/0x770 fs/aio.c:2048\n __x64_sys_io_submit+0x92/0xd0 fs/aio.c:2048\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd\n\nUninit was created at:\n slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:766 [inline]\n slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3452 [inline]\n __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x71f/0xce0 mm/slub.c:3491\n __do_kmalloc_node mm/slab_common.c:967 [inline]\n __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x114/0x3b0 mm/slab_common.c:988\n kmalloc_reserve net/core/skbuff.c:492 [inline]\n __alloc_skb+0x3af/0x8f0 net/core/skbuff.c:565\n __netdev_alloc_skb+0x120/0x7d0 net/core/skbuff.c:630\n qrtr_endpoint_post+0xbd/0x11b0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:446\n qrtr_tun_write_iter+0x270/0x400 net/qrtr/tun.c:108\n call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2189 [inline]\n aio_write+0x63a/0x950 fs/aio.c:1600\n io_submit_one+0x1d1c/0x3bf0 fs/aio.c:2019\n __do_sys_io_submit fs/aio.c:2078 [inline]\n __se_sys_io_submit+0x293/0x770 fs/aio.c:2048\n __x64_sys_io_submit+0x92/0xd0 fs/aio.c:2048\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd\n\nIt is because that skb->len requires at least sizeof(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt)\nin qrtr_tx_resume(). And skb->len equals to size in qrtr_endpoint_post().\nBut size is less than sizeof(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt) when qrtr_cb->type\nequals to QRTR_TYPE_RESUME_TX in qrtr_endpoint_post() under the syzbot\nscenario. This triggers the uninit variable access bug.\n\nAdd size check when qrtr_cb->type equals to QRTR_TYPE_RESUME_TX in\nqrtr_endpoint_post() to fix the bug.",
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"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53578"
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"url" : "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3814d211ff13ee35f2d9437439a6c7df58524137"
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"url" : "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6417070918de3bcdbe0646e7256dae58fd8083ba"
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"url" : "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c9ce34a6ff2c544f96ce0b088e8fd3c1b9698c4"
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"url" : "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef57c227b52c2bde00fad33556175d36d12cfa0"
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"url" : "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a796ee5a639ffb83c6e5469408cc2ec16cac6a"
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"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-908" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
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"nvd_published_at" : "2025-10-04T16:15:53Z"
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