What is CVE-2023-53180?

CVE-2023-53180 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.3 onward and patched in 6.4.7 and 6.5. CVE-2023-53180 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53180?

CVE-2023-53180 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-2023-53180?

Yes, CVE-2023-53180 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.4.7 and 6.5. If you are running Linux kernel 6.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53180 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53180 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2023-53180

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Avoid NULL pointer access during management transmit cleanup Currently 'ar' reference is not added in skb_cb. Though this is generally not used during transmit completion callbacks, on interface removal the remaining idr cleanup callback uses the ar pointer from skb_cb from management txmgmt_idr. Hence fill them during transmit call for proper usage to avoid NULL pointer dereference. Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.0.1-00029-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-15

Last modified 2025-12-02

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-476

CVE-2023-53180 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.4.7, 6.5 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.3

Fixed in

✓ 6.4.7 6.4.x ✓ 6.5

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53180 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/054b5580a36e435692c203c19abdcb9f7734320e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7382d02160ef93c806fe1c1d4ef1fec445266747
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53180

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-15

Modified 2025-12-02

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53180?

CVE-2023-53180 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.3 onward and has been patched in 6.4.7 and 6.5. CVE-2023-53180 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53180?

CVE-2023-53180 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-2023-53180?

Yes — CVE-2023-53180 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.4.7 and 6.5. If you are running Linux kernel 6.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53180 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53180 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →