CVE-2023-53210

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 5.2% 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

2025-09-15 14:21Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:40Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-09-15

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-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
• CWE-366Race Condition within a ThreadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

fc221f5f55fff5da0be9be9094d484f14a8afcaaccf9d536f99c4926c145d322

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711fb92606208a8626b785da4f9f23d648a5b6c8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a8b6d93991bf4b72b3f959baea35397c6c8e521
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e46b2e7be8059d156af8c011dd8d665229b65886
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d0bd28c500173bfca78aa840f8f36d261ef1765