What is CVE-2023-52693?

CVE-2023-52693 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.39 onward and patched in 4.19.306, 5.4.268, 5.10.209 and others. CVE-2023-52693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52693?

CVE-2023-52693 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:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52693?

Yes, CVE-2023-52693 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.306, 5.4.268, 5.10.209 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.39 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-52693 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-52693

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: video: check for error while searching for backlight device parent If acpi_get_parent() called in acpi_video_dev_register_backlight() fails, for example, because acpi_ut_acquire_mutex() fails inside acpi_get_parent), this can lead to incorrect (uninitialized) acpi_parent handle being passed to acpi_get_pci_dev() for detecting the parent pci device. Check acpi_get_parent() result and set parent device only in case of success. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-17

Last modified 2025-12-17

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.39 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.306, 5.4.268, 5.10.209, 5.15.148, 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.39

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.306 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.268 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.209 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.148 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.75 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.14 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.2 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

10 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e3a2b9b4039bb4d136dca59fb31e06465e056f3

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2124c5bc22948fc4d09a23db4a8acdccc7d21e95

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39af144b6d01d9b40f52e5d773e653957e6c379c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a370502a5681986f9828e43be75ce26c6ab24af

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/556f02699d33c1f40b1b31bd25828ce08fa165d8

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52693

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-17

Modified 2025-12-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52693?

CVE-2023-52693 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.39 onward and has been patched in 4.19.306, 5.4.268, 5.10.209 and others. CVE-2023-52693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52693?

CVE-2023-52693 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:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52693?

Yes. CVE-2023-52693 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.306, 5.4.268, 5.10.209 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.39 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-52693 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-52693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.