CVE-2023-53238 — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Published
2025-09-15T14:22:12.160Z
Last modified
2026-01-14T18:02:50.243Z
01What is this vulnerability?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| Linux | Linux | ba8b0ee81fbbc249e60f84bf097bd56e8047c742, ba8b0ee81fbbc249e60f84bf097bd56e8047c742, ba8b0ee81fbbc249e60f84bf097bd56e8047c742, ba8b0ee81fbbc249e60f84bf097bd56e8047c742, ba8b0ee81fbbc249e60f84bf097bd56e8047c742, ba8b0ee81fbbc249e60f84bf097bd56e8047c742, ba8b0ee81fbbc249e60f84bf097bd56e8047c742 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.17, 0, 4.19.291, 5.4.253, 5.10.190, 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8, 6.5 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2025-09-15T14:22:12.160Z
- Last modified: 2026-01-14T18:02:50.243Z
09References
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2843a2e703f5cb85c9eeca11b7ee90861635a010
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/195e806b2afb0bad6470c9094f7e45e0cf109ee0
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad249aa3c38f329f91fba8b4b3cd087e79fb0ce8
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8a71e4c3a2fa4960cc50996e76a42b62fab677
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01cb355bb92e8fcf8306e11a4774d610c5864e39
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce69eac840db0b559994dc4290fce3d7c0d7bccd
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13c088cf3657d70893d75cf116be937f1509cc0f
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