What is CVE-2023-53598?

CVE-2023-53598 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.7 onward and patched in 5.10.192, 5.15.112, 6.1.28 and others. CVE-2023-53598 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53598?

CVE-2023-53598 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-2023-53598?

Yes, CVE-2023-53598 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.192, 5.15.112, 6.1.28 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53598 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53598 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53598

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bus: mhi: host: Range check CHDBOFF and ERDBOFF If the value read from the CHDBOFF and ERDBOFF registers is outside the range of the MHI register space then an invalid address might be computed which later causes a kernel panic. Range check the read value to prevent a crash due to bad data from the device.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-04

Last modified 2026-03-21

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 5.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.192, 5.15.112, 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2, 6.4 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.7

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.192 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.112 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-2023-53598 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/2343385fe6eed11d0432ab42a97b3ca4aef06a99
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/372f1752b74572b0a9d2288841eab7db17daccae
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e584127ec2bd42a37c88badb49df409f21fa40a
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53598

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-04

Modified 2026-03-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53598?

CVE-2023-53598 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.7 onward and has been patched in 5.10.192, 5.15.112, 6.1.28 and others. CVE-2023-53598 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53598?

CVE-2023-53598 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-2023-53598?

Yes — CVE-2023-53598 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.192, 5.15.112, 6.1.28 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53598 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53598 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.