What is CVE-2023-53229?

CVE-2023-53229 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.14 onward and patched in 4.14.313, 4.19.281, 5.4.241 and others. CVE-2023-53229 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53229?

CVE-2023-53229 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-2023-53229?

Yes, CVE-2023-53229 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.313, 4.19.281, 5.4.241 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53229 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53229 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53229

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix invalid drv_sta_pre_rcu_remove calls for non-uploaded sta Avoid potential data corruption issues caused by uninitialized driver private data structures.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-15

Last modified 2026-01-14

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 3.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.313, 4.19.281, 5.4.241, 5.10.178, 5.15.107, 6.1.24, 6.2.11, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.14

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.313 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.281 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.241 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.178 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.107 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.24 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.11 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53229 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/022c8320d9eb7394538bd716fa1a07a5ed92621b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b220a6171faf10638ab683a975cadcf1a352d6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c5a016a37a668c1c07442cf94de6e99ea7417a
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53229

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-15

Modified 2026-01-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53229?

CVE-2023-53229 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.14 onward and has been patched in 4.14.313, 4.19.281, 5.4.241 and others. CVE-2023-53229 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53229?

CVE-2023-53229 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-2023-53229?

Yes — CVE-2023-53229 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.313, 4.19.281, 5.4.241 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53229 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53229 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.