What is CVE-2023-50431?

CVE-2023-50431 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2023-50431 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-50431?

CVE-2023-50431 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-50431?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-50431. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-50431 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-50431 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-50431

Medium

sec_attest_info in drivers/accel/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 6.6.5 allows an information leak to user space because info->pad0 is not initialized.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2023-12-09

Last modified 2025-05-30

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-50431 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a9f07790a4b2250f0140e9a61c7f842fd9b618c7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2023-November/431772.html
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-50431

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2023-12-09

Modified 2025-05-30

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50431?

CVE-2023-50431 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2023-50431 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-50431?

CVE-2023-50431 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-50431?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-50431. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-50431 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-50431 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.