CVE-2023-52853

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

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

2026-05-11 19:34Z3 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
• CWE-665Improper InitializationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

693b4361f9df8b450c0dd9aca5ef778d6a0d2b5dd0057ab95f58ca4ca5537aa4

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df0daac2709473531d6a3472997cc65301ac06d6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/727203e6e7e7020e1246fc1628cbdb8d90177819
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d959406c8fff2334d83d0c352d54fd6f5b2e7cd
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/012d0c66f9392a99232ac28217229f32dd3a70cf
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bafb12b629b7c3ad59812dd1ac1b0618062e0e38
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb5718bc67337dde1528661f419ffcf275757592
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb1121fac7986b30915ba20c5a04cc01fdcf160c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c2d2d144c082dd71596953193adf9891491f42