What is CVE-2023-53125?

CVE-2023-53125 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.34 onward and patched in 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238 and others. CVE-2023-53125 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53125?

CVE-2023-53125 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-2023-53125?

Yes, CVE-2023-53125 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.34 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53125 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53125 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2023-53125

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: smsc75xx: Limit packet length to skb->len Packet length retrieved from skb data may be larger than the actual socket buffer length (up to 9026 bytes). In such case the cloned skb passed up the network stack will leak kernel memory contents.

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2023-53125 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.34 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238, 5.10.176, 5.15.104, 6.1.21, 6.2.8, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.34

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.311 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.279 4.19.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 ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53125 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/105db6574281e1e03fcbf87983f4fee111682306
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a4de0a68b18485c68ab4f0cfa665b1633c6d277
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53966d572d056d6b234cfe76a5f9d60049d3c178
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53125

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-2023-53125?

CVE-2023-53125 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.34 onward and has been patched in 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238 and others. CVE-2023-53125 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53125?

CVE-2023-53125 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-2023-53125?

Yes — CVE-2023-53125 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.311, 4.19.279, 5.4.238 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.34 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53125 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53125 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →