CVE-2023-53769: virt/coco/sev-guest: Double-buffer messages
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-53769 is a critical (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 9.3 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2Timeline
- 08-12-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virt/coco/sev-guest: Double-buffer messages The encryption algorithms read and write directly to shared unencrypted memory, which may leak information as well as permit the host to tamper with the message integrity. Instead, copy whole messages in or out as needed before doing any computation on them.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.3CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.3CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST9.3CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.10%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
1%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.10% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu87 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)
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.37-1 | < 6.3.7-1
Linux1 product
- linux≥ d5af44dde5461d125d1602ac913ab5c6bdf09b8b, < 577a64725bfd77645986168e953d405067ee565b | ≥ d5af44dde5461d125d1602ac913ab5c6bdf09b8b, < c27dafc4aa50a29ec927b3aa84ac7b430071f682 | ≥ d5af44dde5461d125d1602ac913ab5c6bdf09b8b, < 4b69c63f716cfda38e1210e65b68f67f6cee2ddf | ≥ d5af44dde5461d125d1602ac913ab5c6bdf09b8b, < 965006103a14703cc42043bbf9b5e0cdf7a468ad | 5.19
3 vendors · 89 products