CVE-2023-0459

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 48.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-05-25 13:22Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-26 18:39Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-01-24

Assigning CNA

Google

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-763Release of Invalid Pointer or ReferenceBase
• CWE-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c5024db630c631b3171940d057182f119072afdc49ba8799971a39b3ceb7db17

• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4b842e4e25b12951fa10dedb4bc16bc47e3b850c
• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e19ef0ff8061ef55957c3abd71614ef0f42f47