CVE-2023-53384

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 4.6% 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

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

2025-09-18 13:33Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:43Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-09-17

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

38ae6a6f72496d5ee37018eb80463b9eab0bc3d30ed79234e790c2f3d958def4

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• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231086e6a36316b823654f4535653f22d6344420
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef85d58f7709896ed8426560ad117a73a37762f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fd24b8d1bb54c5bcf583139e11a5e651e0263c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7197e4d6a1bc72a774590d8765909f898be1dc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c57f9ad2c3ed43abb764b0247d610ff7fdb7a00
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2509f7c37355e1f0bd5b7087815b845fd383723
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a7a1ce7c7d61664ee54f5239a1f120ab95a87e