CVE-2023-53579: linux
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53579DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53579
Published 04-10-2025Last modified 23-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-53579 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 14Timeline
- 04-10-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mvebu: fix irq domain leak Uwe Kleine-König pointed out we still have one resource leak in the mvebu driver triggered on driver detach. Let's address it with a custom devm action.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.15%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
4%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.15% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.15%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu122 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-88.98
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1049.54
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 812d47889a8e418d7bea9bec383581a34c19183e, < b19e90521286a03bc3793fd598f20277a8f99c85 | ≥ 812d47889a8e418d7bea9bec383581a34c19183e, < 44e2afbf650f3264519643fcc9e6b4d2f6e8d547 | ≥ 812d47889a8e418d7bea9bec383581a34c19183e, < d9b791d8362359d241b4e8f4b4767c681ffdb6ef | ≥ 812d47889a8e418d7bea9bec383581a34c19183e, < 644ee70267a934be27370f9aa618b29af7290544 | f0cde54863da281cec1ed85497b4ec58d29c1460 | 7a9239fd04802ee6ddf82d211cff3ee7df9c473a | ≥ 3.16.40, < 3.17 | ≥ 4.8.9, < 4.9 | 4.9
- linux_kernelEOL≥ 3.16.40, < 3.17 | ≥ 4.8.9, < 4.9 | ≥ 4.9.1, < 5.15.124 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.43 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9:rc4 | 4.9:rc5 | 4.9:rc6 | 4.9:rc7 | 4.9:rc8 | 6.5:rc1 | 6.5:rc2
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.52-1 | < 6.4.11-1
3 vendors · 125 products