CVE-2023-53435

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

2025-09-18 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

Data version

5.2

Document digest

d4feac0bfa28d05d66a49a0aeaf8075e8fd87d06ae815227b402a1aa7efc2d68

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• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d8e8b88087d68e10c8991a0f6733fa2f963ff0
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e20105d967ab5b53ff50a0e5991fe37324d2ba20
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc61f7582cc92d547d02e141cd66f5d1f4ed8012
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/234e744d86bd95b381d24546df2dba72804e0219
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/172146c26f0c1b86ab4e9ebffc7e06f04229fa17
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8b1a667744741fa7807b09a12797a27f14f3fac
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/412cd77a2c24b191c65ea53025222418db09817c