CVE-2023-52861

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

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 16.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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

Medium (CVSS 6.2)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

87b93938323cc6f6418bce77985eec34b4c252bfe50818d3c9d96b7bf6c8d89e

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c80c4f0d2845645f41cbb7c9304c8efbdbd4331
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1669d7b21a664aa531856ce85b01359a376baebc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1374561a7cbc9a000b77bb0473bb2c19daf18d86
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0375f6858c4ff7244b62b02eb5e93428e1916cd