5.5

CVE-2023-53542: linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53542DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53542
Published 04-10-2025Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-53542 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.16%
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 5 · Related 5
SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1SUSE-SU-2025:4515-1

Timeline

  1. 04-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: dts: exynos: Use Exynos5420 compatible for the MIPI video phy For some reason, the driver adding support for Exynos5420 MIPI phy back in 2016 wasn't used on Exynos5420, which caused a kernel panic. Add the proper compatible for it.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

4%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.16% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.16%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu122 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-152.169 | < 5.15.0-75.82
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1104.112 | < 5.15.0-1038.43
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ d1ed0d21695f632f8ec7bf8588abcf6a8da2b105, < c075aa3467a799855a92289a3c619afc0a2ad193 | ≥ d1ed0d21695f632f8ec7bf8588abcf6a8da2b105, < 537bdfc1a67836fbd68bbe4210bc380f72cca47f | ≥ d1ed0d21695f632f8ec7bf8588abcf6a8da2b105, < f10001af0f7246cf3e43530d25f8d59a8db10df6 | ≥ d1ed0d21695f632f8ec7bf8588abcf6a8da2b105, < 199624f3144d79fab1cff533ce6a4b82390520a3 | ≥ d1ed0d21695f632f8ec7bf8588abcf6a8da2b105, < 2e68a0f7bc576318a58335c31c542b358bc63f83 | ≥ d1ed0d21695f632f8ec7bf8588abcf6a8da2b105, < f2a6198f5ed7d6e4e06d87a4de007f2e45cc9583 | ≥ d1ed0d21695f632f8ec7bf8588abcf6a8da2b105, < 29961ee63dd676cc67f7c00f76faa21e11f0d7c6 | ≥ d1ed0d21695f632f8ec7bf8588abcf6a8da2b105, < 5d5aa219a790d61cad2c38e1aa32058f16ad2f0b | 4.2
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.2, < 4.14.308 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.276 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.235 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.173 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.99 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.16 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.2.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.20-1

3 vendors · 125 products

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