CVE-2023-53300

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

Equal to or higher than the score of 3.9% 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 08:11Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:42Z5 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

Data version

5.2

Document digest

c4ff3578312d17c0676c39cb318b359c4ecea9a62d5c3b82a9ee1a00480934bb

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd22e8c8c38fb40f130d3a60e52c59996a5bbae9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12a80b1490e398f5ad7157508cf32b73511de5fc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f0f15e5db60c5b0722049d3251ef4a46dc3b76
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2649c1a20e8e399ee955d0e22192f9992662c3d2