CVE-2023-53422

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

0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 5.3% 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

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

2025-09-18 16:04Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:44Z3 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-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
• CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

c72450c3bf0273d5609566b67a696fc7f337205322332ba22a6ee54ce576af15

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852