What is CVE-2023-53118?

CVE-2023-53118 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.19.278 onward. CVE-2023-53118 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53118?

CVE-2023-53118 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-2023-53118?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-53118. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-53118 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53118 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53118

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: Fix a procfs host directory removal regression scsi_proc_hostdir_rm() decreases a reference counter and hence must only be called once per host that is removed. This change does not require a scsi_add_host_with_dma() change since scsi_add_host_with_dma() will return 0 (success) if scsi_proc_host_add() is called.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-02

Last modified 2025-11-10

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Not yet patched

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 4.19.278, 5.4.237, 5.10.175, 5.15.103, 6.1.20, 6.2.7 and later are affected. No fixed version recorded yet.

Affected from

≥ 4.19.278 ≥ 5.4.237 ≥ 5.10.175 ≥ 5.15.103 ≥ 6.1.20 ≥ 6.2.7

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53118 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/2a764d55e938743efa7c2cba7305633bcf227f09
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c665bb185037e7eb66fb792c61da9d7151e99c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73f030d4ef6d1ad17f824a0a2eb637ef7a9c7d51
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53118

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-02

Modified 2025-11-10

KEV No

Patch

Not yet patched

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53118?

CVE-2023-53118 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.19.278 onward . CVE-2023-53118 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53118?

CVE-2023-53118 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-2023-53118?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-53118. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-53118 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53118 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.