CVE-2023-52896

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 15.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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

2024-08-21 06:10Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-23 15:27Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-21

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

95ceb5a703463d4aa9dc3f2da97636df667639dac03d3d0ec2686aed164d49df

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89ac597e3e807b91e2ebd6a7c36fec7b97290233
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bd43374857103ba3cac751d6d4afa8d83b5d92a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64287cd456a22373053998c1fccf14b651e9cbbd
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1004fc90f0d79a4b7d9e3d432729914f472f9ad1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7adbf9ada3513d2092362c8eac5cddc5b651f5c