CVE-2023-53214

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 7.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-04.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2026-08-05 09:13Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-09-15

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3c6ddbaf702bb33f63fc38ca6194ecea78062221be570909780218fa7da2dffd

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa4d726af72a21732ce120484e0b1240674a13b3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ddbbff116ee7dce5431feb1c0f36a507d2d68d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20b4f3de0f3932f71b4a8daf0671e517a8d98022
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dbbf0fb38d5ec5d4138d1aeaeb43d9217b9a592