CVE-2023-53241

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 14:23Z11 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-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e56ffeac460bac8f3750ed414dbf853295024756c12d3e6a70505d0193af74ac

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65a33135e91e6dd661ecdf1194b9d90c49ae3570
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11d8162c24af4a351d21e2c804d25ca493305e3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b623a8e5d38a69a3ef8644acb1030dd7c7bc28b3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d0dcada384af22dec764c8374a2997870ec86ae
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15a8b55dbb1ba154d82627547c5761cac884d810