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 and patched in 4.20, 5.4.238, 5.10.176 and others. 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?

Yes, CVE-2023-53118 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.20, 5.4.238, 5.10.176 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19.278 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

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

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 4.19.278, 5.4.237, 5.10.175, 5.15.103, 6.1.20, 6.2.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.20, 5.4.238, 5.10.176, 5.15.104, 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

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

Fixed in

✓ 4.20 4.20.x ✓ 5.4.238 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.176 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.104 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.21 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.8 6.2.x

References

6 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a764d55e938743efa7c2cba7305633bcf227f09

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c665bb185037e7eb66fb792c61da9d7151e99c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73f030d4ef6d1ad17f824a0a2eb637ef7a9c7d51

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e0ae8667fcdd99d1756922e1140cac75f5fa279

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c3d3bb6469cea929ac68fd326bdcbefcdfdd83

Patch

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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

Yes

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 and has been patched in 4.20, 5.4.238, 5.10.176 and others. 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?

Yes. CVE-2023-53118 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.20, 5.4.238, 5.10.176 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19.278 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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.