CVE-2023-53016

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

0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 4.4% 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

Modified. 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

2025-03-27 16:43Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:36Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-03-27

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-667Improper LockingClass
• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

76acaa3fe2da626faf006ca391b09a35ab39e9ece22b91e3e325ea3a9703a6c6

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98aec50ff7f60cc6f2d6a4396b475c547e58b04d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17511bd84871f4a6106cb335616e086880313f3f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d80d57ffcb55488f0ec0b77928d4f82d16b6a90