# CVE-2023-45862: CVE-2023-45862

Status: published. Published: 2023-10-14. Updated: 2026-11-02.

An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/storage/ene_ub6250.c for the ENE UB6250 reader driver in the Linux kernel before 6.2.5. An object could potentially extend beyond the end of an allocation.

## Remediation

- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: cve@mitre.org) — https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce33e64c1788912976b61314b56935abd4bc97ef
- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108) — https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce33e64c1788912976b61314b56935abd4bc97ef

## Affected products and versions

- n/a / n/a: Version not specified (affected). Source: CNA: mitre

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "6.2.5",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  },
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  },
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      },
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": false
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "AND"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 5.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H; source: NVD: nvd@nist.gov

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.28% as of 2026-11-02; percentile 20.80%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-770

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce33e64c1788912976b61314b56935abd4bc97ef (CNA: mitre)

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5 (CNA: mitre)

- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0004/ (CNA: mitre)

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce33e64c1788912976b61314b56935abd4bc97ef (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5 (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0004/ (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5 (cve@mitre.org; Release Notes)

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce33e64c1788912976b61314b56935abd4bc97ef (cve@mitre.org; Mailing List, Patch)

- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0004/ (cve@mitre.org; Third Party Advisory)

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Release Notes)

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce33e64c1788912976b61314b56935abd4bc97ef (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Mailing List, Patch)

- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0004/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Third Party Advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: mitre: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45862; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated 2026-11-02

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45862; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated 2026-11-02

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45862; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated Not reported

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