What is CVE-2023-53533?

CVE-2023-53533 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.0 onward and patched in 5.4.243, 5.10.180, 5.15.111 and others. CVE-2023-53533 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53533?

CVE-2023-53533 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-2023-53533?

Yes, CVE-2023-53533 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.243, 5.10.180, 5.15.111 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53533 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53533 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53533

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: raspberrypi-ts - fix refcount leak in rpi_ts_probe rpi_firmware_get() take reference, we need to release it in error paths as well. Use devm_rpi_firmware_get() helper to handling the resources. Also remove the existing rpi_firmware_put().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-04

Last modified 2026-03-25

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 5.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.243, 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2, 6.4 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.0

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.243 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.180 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.111 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.28 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.15 6.2.x ✓ 6.3.2 6.3.x ✓ 6.4

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53533 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/0d6a5c9489c8a3d434e685066119c4333476dccd
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dfa3c9dd27bdc347733d06e980395768520bc3e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36d087e49dabd28d2c13a7532dac72d625ce69fb
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53533

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-04

Modified 2026-03-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53533?

CVE-2023-53533 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.0 onward and has been patched in 5.4.243, 5.10.180, 5.15.111 and others. CVE-2023-53533 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53533?

CVE-2023-53533 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-2023-53533?

Yes — CVE-2023-53533 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.243, 5.10.180, 5.15.111 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53533 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53533 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.