CVE-2023-53242

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 5.7% 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 2026-08-04.

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 14:23Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 09:13Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-09-15

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-474Use of Function with Inconsistent ImplementationsBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4f634219d6ea5d3f891892be7ce6d7adb0ba30062fb57064bfe1a48d3b40767d

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cf2181e438f43ed24e12424fe36d156cca233b9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e02bc492883abf751fd1a8d89fc025fbce6744c6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5aaf140ab1c02889c088e1b1098adad600541af
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6756cd09889c7201ee31e6f76fbd914fb0b80d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e675a9b69cfc34dd915d91a4650e3ee53421f4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15cc25829a97c3957e520e971868aacc84341317