What is CVE-2023-53437?

CVE-2023-53437 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.14.224 onward and patched in 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235 and others. CVE-2023-53437 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53437?

CVE-2023-53437 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-2023-53437?

Yes, CVE-2023-53437 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14.224 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53437 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53437 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53437

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: uvcvideo: Handle cameras with invalid descriptors If the source entity does not contain any pads, do not create a link.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-18

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 4.14.224, 4.19.179, 5.4.103, 5.10.21, 4.4.260, 4.9.260, 5.11.4, 5.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.100, 6.1.18, 6.2.5, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.14.224 ≥ 4.19.179 ≥ 5.4.103 ≥ 5.10.21 ≥ 4.4.260 ≥ 4.9.260 ≥ 5.11.4 ≥ 5.12

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.308 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.276 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.235 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.173 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.100 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.18 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.5 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53437 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/11196ee3916e50a5da3c1e6ecda19a02dca14ba3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a76cfc388cf105d3e04ac592670a52a3864b1ba
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2914259fcea23971c6fed8b2618d3a729a78c365
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53437

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-18

Modified 2026-01-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53437?

CVE-2023-53437 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14.224 onward and has been patched in 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235 and others. CVE-2023-53437 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53437?

CVE-2023-53437 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-2023-53437?

Yes — CVE-2023-53437 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14.224 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53437 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53437 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.