CVE-2023-53264

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

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

2025-09-16 08:06Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:41Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-09-16

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

4d109b8d5f239c6a653b672033fe3b4a8024ef870793359ac8f72420f7b63d56

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1839032251a66f2ae5a043c495532830a55d28c4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fbdfd2542252e4c02e8158a06b7c0c9cfd40f99
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02e54db221bb001b32f839e0149ee8d890ab9aa1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b280598ab3bd8a2dc8b96a12530d5b1ee7a8f4a