CVE-2023-53994 — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Published
2025-12-24T10:55:32.024Z
Last modified
2025-12-24T10:55:32.024Z
01What is this vulnerability?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| Linux | Linux | 77ceb68e29ccd25d923b6af59e74ecaf736cc4b7, 77ceb68e29ccd25d923b6af59e74ecaf736cc4b7, 77ceb68e29ccd25d923b6af59e74ecaf736cc4b7, 77ceb68e29ccd25d923b6af59e74ecaf736cc4b7, 77ceb68e29ccd25d923b6af59e74ecaf736cc4b7, 77ceb68e29ccd25d923b6af59e74ecaf736cc4b7 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.4, 0, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5, 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: 2025-12-24T10:55:32.024Z
- Last modified: 2025-12-24T10:55:32.024Z
09References
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c7276a6daf7e13a6dd30b0347b3f2c7df4d40bb
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8cc4fd99a325505e15c3da95d6de266efd3d9b5
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1417dd787a5e55b410a00a28231b0dcb19172457
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc470466753ad0dd3a8c48aaefa05a992c119b9c
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daeaad114cb163ec51bcf14326cb7fe37d368459
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abfb2a58a5377ebab717d4362d6180f901b6e5c1
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