CVE-2023-53120

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 8.5% 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

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

2025-05-02 15:55Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:38Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-05-02

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

6b45a811400cab45822f315ad8bde50d3a7b92a49e03def24a9ab0553549251d

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dca06ccf13de14e144d34f158f73ae0032f80e63
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fc4d698ed4b6507be2eb36d040a678adcb89da4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2b02172b6a2ae6aecd7ef6480b9c4bf3dc59f4