5.5

CVE-2023-53350: linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53350DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53350
Published 17-09-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-53350 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 10

Timeline

  1. 17-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/qaic: Fix slicing memory leak The temporary buffer storing slicing configuration data from user is only freed on error. This is a memory leak. Free the buffer unconditionally.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu84 products
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ ff13be8303336ead5621712f2c55012d738878b5, < df45c3e46cdb41f486eecb4277fbcc4c1ffbf9be | ≥ ff13be8303336ead5621712f2c55012d738878b5, < 2d956177b7c96e62fac762a3b7da4318cde27a73 | 6.4
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.4, < 6.4.12 | 6.5:rc1 | 6.5:rc2 | 6.5:rc3 | 6.5:rc4 | 6.5:rc5 | 6.5:rc6
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.4.13-1

3 vendors · 87 products

References

6 links