# CVE-2023-52565: media: uvcvideo: Fix OOB read

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.56, 6.3
- Published: 2024-03-02 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.1.16, fixed in 6.1.56; from 6.2.3, fixed in 6.3
- Linux: 6.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: uvcvideo: Fix OOB read If the index provided by the user is bigger than the mask size, we might do an out of bound read.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.56, 6.3) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09635bf4cdd4adf2160198a6041bcc7ca46c0558
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bcf70d787f7d53a3b85ad394f926cfef3eed023
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41ebaa5e0eebea4c3bac96b72f9f8ae0d77c0bdb

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