What is CVE-2023-53059?

CVE-2023-53059 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.4 onward and patched in 5.4.240, 5.10.177, 5.15.105 and others. CVE-2023-53059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53059?

CVE-2023-53059 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53059?

Yes, CVE-2023-53059 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.240, 5.10.177, 5.15.105 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53059 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53059

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/chrome: cros_ec_chardev: fix kernel data leak from ioctl It is possible to peep kernel page's data by providing larger `insize` in struct cros_ec_command[1] when invoking EC host commands. Fix it by using zeroed memory. [1]: https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.2/source/include/linux/platform_data/cros_ec_proto.h#L74

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-02

Last modified 2026-03-17

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.4 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.240, 5.10.177, 5.15.105, 6.1.22, 6.2.9, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.4

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.240 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.177 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.105 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.22 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.9 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53059 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/13493ad6a220cb3f6f3552a16b4f2753a118b633
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0d8644784f73fa39f57f72f374eefaba2bf48a0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b20cf3f89c56b5f6a38b7f76a8128bf9f291bbd3
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53059

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-02

Modified 2026-03-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53059?

CVE-2023-53059 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.4 onward and has been patched in 5.4.240, 5.10.177, 5.15.105 and others. CVE-2023-53059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53059?

CVE-2023-53059 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High 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:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53059?

Yes — CVE-2023-53059 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.240, 5.10.177, 5.15.105 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53059 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.