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title: CVE-2023-53156
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53156
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# CVE-2023-53156

Publication date 27 July 2025

Last updated 30 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**4.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53156#impact-score)

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## Description

The transpose crate before 0.2.3 for Rust allows an integer overflow via
input\_width and input\_height arguments.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| rust-transpose | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

4.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-53156)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53156)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-53156)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53156)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53156>
* <https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0080.html>
* <https://github.com/ejmahler/transpose/issues/11>
* <https://crates.io/crates/transpose>
* <https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gmm-6m36-r7jh>