CVE-2023-53224

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

0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 5.3% 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-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
• CWE-628Function Call with Incorrectly Specified ArgumentsBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

175248b0596442c0995e6576c84e45a0a721eb6faaa9c63c1290aaa836c9f18f

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b69cdd9f9a7f596e3dd31f05f9852940d177924
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99e3fd21f8fc975c95e8cf76fbf6a3d2656f8f71
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ba10d3640e9783dad811fe4e24d55465c37c64d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c98077f7598a562f51051eec043be0cb3e1b1b5e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a1394e07c5d6bf1bfc25db8589ff1b1bfb6f46a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94d8de83286fb1827340eba35b61c308f6b46ead
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/118901ad1f25d2334255b3d50512fa20591531cd