CVE-2023-53028

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

0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 9.9% 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 2026-08-04.

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

2025-03-27 16:43Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 09:12Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-03-27

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

506c2f4462be4a204b1c68b794a77ba66bdd1727c39847d27dff4bbe6ac542e7

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71e5cd1018d345e649e63f74a56c1897f99db7e9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/982c8b1e95c088f5d8f65967ec25be66e961401c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/effecd8d116d3d3a28b4f628e61bba8d318fdfcf
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80f8a66dede0a4b4e9e846765a97809c6fe49ce5