CVE-2023-52849

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 14.6% 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

Low. 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

2026-05-23 15:27Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-05-21

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4f5d484e78d47587651ae4f5dac7085c948035c1336d4bda6864bab4fa88c719

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20bd0198bebdd706bd4614b3933ef70d7c19618f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c7371b41a14e86f53e7dbe5baa7b1d3e0ab324b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad22a757029c3a1985c221a2d4a6491ad4035ae
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ca074f7d788627a4e0b047ca5fbdb5fc567220c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d3917f82ed4215a2154432c26de1480a61b209