CVE-2023-52518

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

0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 15.0% 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:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. 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

2024-03-02 21:54Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:28Z3 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-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase
• CWE-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

227eaa9f786acd8c1d9ea69626b5d942fa1edfa2796f0f3a926d2d9d8ef0416d

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/626535077ba9dc110787540d1fe24881094c15a1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eea5a8f0c3b7c884d2351e75fbdd0a3d7def5ae1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b938790e70540bf4f2e653dcd74b232494d06c8f