CVE-2023-52607

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

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 14.4% 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

2024-03-06 06:45Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:30Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-03-02

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
• CWE-395Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

dab715e7c47b2a8142990b29cff2b70a3bdc245b6d3f2a69ebed5fbfa1260648

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21e45a7b08d7cd98d6a53c5fc5111879f2d96611
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6781add1c311c17eff43e14c786004bbacf901e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa28eecb43cac6e20ef14dfc50b8892c1fbcda5b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac3ed969a40357b0542d20f096a6d43acdfa6cc7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d482d61025e303a2bef3733a011b6b740215cfa1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/145febd85c3bcc5c74d87ef9a598fc7d9122d532
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd29dc45bc0355393859049f6becddc3ed08f74
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f46c8a75263f97bda13c739ba1c90aced0d3b071
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html