What is CVE-2023-53499?

CVE-2023-53499 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.16 onward and patched in 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4 and others. CVE-2023-53499 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53499?

CVE-2023-53499 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-2023-53499?

Yes, CVE-2023-53499 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53499 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53499 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53499

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio_net: Fix error unwinding of XDP initialization When initializing XDP in virtnet_open(), some rq xdp initialization may hit an error causing net device open failed. However, previous rqs have already initialized XDP and enabled NAPI, which is not the expected behavior. Need to roll back the previous rq initialization to avoid leaks in error unwinding of init code. Also extract helper functions of disable and enable queue pairs. Use newly introduced disable helper function in error unwinding and virtnet_close. Use enable helper function in virtnet_open.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-01

Last modified 2026-01-16

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 4.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.16

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.113 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.30 6.1.x ✓ 6.3.4 6.3.x ✓ 6.4

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53499 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/037768b28e3752c07d63d1c72a651a6775b080bb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5306623a9826aa7d63b32c6a3803c798a765474d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a7690f2bd178eee80f33411ae32e543ae66379c
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53499

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-01

Modified 2026-01-16

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53499?

CVE-2023-53499 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.16 onward and has been patched in 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4 and others. CVE-2023-53499 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53499?

CVE-2023-53499 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-2023-53499?

Yes — CVE-2023-53499 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53499 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53499 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.