CVE-2023-52591

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 15.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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:H/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

2024-03-06 06:45Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 09:10Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-03-02

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-413Improper Resource LockingBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

83e38abf85236dce284d846ed307bd79b1772ad198f2313989f08cc2d1a25107

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e1361cb91dc1325834da95d2ab532959d2debc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04c162f82ac403917780eb6d1654694455d4e7c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49db9b1b86a82448dfaf3fcfefcf678dee56c8ed