CVE-2023-52846

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

0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 27.2% 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

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-04.

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

2024-05-21 15:31Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 09:11Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-05-21

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a395faf4d04b535fbcb7712b2cc5283317da83f79df5c2d9c232bb2936b010dc

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddf4e04e946aaa6c458b8b6829617cc44af2bffd
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1a485e45d24b1cd8fe834fd6f1b06e2903827da
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6086258bd5ea7b5c706ff62da42b8e271b2401db
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1787b9f0729d318d67cf7c5a95f0c3dba9a7cc18
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d103fb6726904e353b4773188ee3d3acb4078363
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/876f8ab52363f649bcc74072157dfd7adfbabc0d