CVE-2023-52490

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

0.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 19.9% 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:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2024-02-29 15:52Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-23 15:25Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-20

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

fe0e915a1fb7c0887a3494110b7c8481632b30af6a353ab115071ca8340b3dd6

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9128bfbc5c80d8f4874dd0a0424d1f5fb010df1b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3889a418b6eb9a1113fb989aaadecf2f64964767
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1adb25df7111de83b64655a80b5a135adbded61