8.8

CVE-2023-53675: scsi: ses: Fix possible desc_ptr out-of-bounds accesses

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53675DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53675
Published 07-10-2025Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-53675 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.8, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 5
RHSA-2023:6583RHSA-2023:7077RHSA-2026:0532RHSA-2026:0533RHSA-2026:0534RHSA-2026:0535

Timeline

  1. 07-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ses: Fix possible desc_ptr out-of-bounds accesses Sanitize possible desc_ptr out-of-bounds accesses in ses_enclosure_data_process().

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.21% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: adjacent network, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu121 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≥ 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, < 72021ae61a2bc6ca73cd593e255a10ed5f5dc5e7 | ≥ 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, < cffe09ca0555e235a42d6fa065e463c4b3d5b657 | ≥ 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, < 79ec5dd5fb07ecaea2f978c2d7a9f2f3526e4d19 | ≥ 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, < c315560e3ef77c1d822249f1743e647dc9c9912a | ≥ 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, < 584892fd29a41ef424a148118a3103b16b94fb8c | ≥ 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, < 414418abc19fa4ccf730d273061a426c07a061d6 | ≥ 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, < 4b8cae410472653a59e15af62c57c49b8e0a1201 | ≥ 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, < 801ab13d50cf3d26170ee073ea8bb4eececb76ab | 2.6.25
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.25, < 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 · 124 products

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