CVE-2023-53513

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 4.1% 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

Analyzed. 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

2025-10-01 11:46Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-06-11 18:44Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-10-01

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-674Uncontrolled RecursionClass
• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

690bb62da5a5c80fefd2152d8658b1a569d74db9305d1814a26bf5aa0c47296f

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52851d0c3354b397c11d31dfeb8b2a2fc85a0002
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fab766c8a1aff715bce7075aab40e780266f8e1a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb75ffaa68723276365d0f9d00b03362b750657
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55793ea54d77719a071b1ccc05a05056e3b5e009