CVE-2023-6606

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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

0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 42.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.1 (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:H/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

2023-12-08 16:58Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-08 07:10Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-12-08

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

d51ebbba7537cf0a0b275f478bf4010bffa4bda428a0e15d834285cb14ed91f9

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:0723https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0723vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:0725https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:0881https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0881vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:0897https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0897vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:1188https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1188vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:1248https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1248vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:1404https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:2094https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2094vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6606vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.kernel.orghttps://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218218
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2253611https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253611issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html