What is CVE-2023-37453?

CVE-2023-37453 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2023-37453 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-37453?

CVE-2023-37453 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-37453?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-37453. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-37453 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-37453 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2023-37453

Medium

An issue was discovered in the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel through 6.4.2. There is an out-of-bounds and crash in read_descriptors in drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2023-07-06

Last modified 2025-05-05

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2023-37453 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-37453 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000c0ffe505fe86c9ca%40google.com/T/
Kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000e56434059580f86e%40google.com/T/
Syzkaller
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=18996170f8096c6174d0

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e4c574225cc5a0553115e5eb5787d1474db5b0f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=85d07c55621676d47d873d2749b88f783cd4d5a1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de28e469da75359a2bb8cd8778b78aa64b1be1f4
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-37453

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2023-07-06

Modified 2025-05-05

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37453?

CVE-2023-37453 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2023-37453 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-37453?

CVE-2023-37453 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-37453?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-37453. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-37453 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-37453 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →