CVE-2023-53252

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

0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 4.4% 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 2026-06-17.

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 14:46Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 09:13Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-09-15

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
• CWE-820Missing SynchronizationBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f38f12c4a01da708db1c9c7221d8d6dab8865dabfe50182df516191b1e7d748e

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13ad45ad14df992a6754a130a19abc8c142d54e2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cef88a0fd8e9c2e838162fbb742b3e713b811a7e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/195ef75e19287b4bc413da3e3e3722b030ac881e