CVE-2023-53233

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

0.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 2.0% 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

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

2025-09-15 14:22Z11 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-667Improper LockingClass
• CWE-833DeadlockBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

595fa45763da79588f56dfa8617367aeaa5a0aa419ce8ae21588d7959d93375b

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9708efad9ba5095b9bb7916e11a135b3bd66c071
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b615238e5bc01e13dc0610febddc1ca99bab1df6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3517584cf1b35bd02f4a90267ddf9dcf17bd9c87
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9ca2257150272df1b8d9ebe5059197ffea6e913
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13085e1b5cab8ad802904d72e6a6dae85ae0cd20