CVE-2023-53294

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

0.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 4.3% 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

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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 08:11Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:42Z3 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-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

93b85872e0ced16021e8b9f1e3431c89d69b14b0ab2555a27e2a3090712f3628

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d9e062a695a3665c4635c4f216a75912687598
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d69d5e2a81df94534bdb468bcdd26060fcb7191a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ba22cbc6a1cf4b58195adbee0b80262e53992d3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e78240bc4b94fc42854d65e657bb998100cc8e1b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/254e69f284d7270e0abdc023ee53b71401c3ba0c