What is CVE-2023-53042?

CVE-2023-53042 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. CVE-2023-53042 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53042?

CVE-2023-53042 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-2023-53042?

Yes, CVE-2023-53042 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53042 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53042 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53042

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Do not set DRR on pipe Commit [WHY] Writing to DRR registers such as OTG_V_TOTAL_MIN on the same frame as a pipe commit can cause underflow.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-02

Last modified 2025-11-12

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 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.21, 6.2.8, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.21 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.8 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53042 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/stable/c/3c20a098b507020936e02a98f4fbb924deeef44b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56574f89dbd84004c3fd6485bcaafb5aa9b8be14
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8080f1e300e7abcc03025ec8b5bab69ae98daaa
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53042

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-02

Modified 2025-11-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53042?

CVE-2023-53042 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. CVE-2023-53042 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53042?

CVE-2023-53042 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-2023-53042?

Yes — CVE-2023-53042 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53042 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53042 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.