# CVE-2024-53163: crypto: qat/qat\_420xx - fix off by one in uof\_get\_name()

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat/qat_420xx - fix off by one in uof_get_name() This is called from uof_get_name_420xx() where "num_objs" is the ARRAY_SIZE() of fw_objs[]. The > needs to be >= to prevent an out of bounds access.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c23661a36eea840b657e485d48ed88b246da1bb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91eef1ad75f03d37dba926b73f9dd6f058bc4d58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93a11608fb3720e1bc2b19a2649ac2b49cca1921

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