What is CVE-2023-53313?

CVE-2023-53313 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.33 onward and patched in 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251 and others. CVE-2023-53313 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53313?

CVE-2023-53313 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-2023-53313?

Yes, CVE-2023-53313 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.33 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53313 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53313 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53313

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix wrong setting of max_corr_read_errors There is no input check when echo md/max_read_errors and overflow might occur. Add check of input number.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-16

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 2.6.33 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.39, 6.3.13, 6.4.4, 6.5 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.33

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.322 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.291 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.251 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.188 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.121 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.39 6.1.x ✓ 6.3.13 6.3.x ✓ 6.4.4 6.4.x ✓ 6.5

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53313 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/025fde32fb957a5c271711bc66841f817ff5f299
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05d10428e8dffed0bac2502f34151729fc189cd3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c805a44b7569ca1017a4714385182d98bba212
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53313

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-16

Modified 2026-01-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53313?

CVE-2023-53313 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.33 onward and has been patched in 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251 and others. CVE-2023-53313 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53313?

CVE-2023-53313 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-2023-53313?

Yes — CVE-2023-53313 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.33 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53313 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53313 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.