What is CVE-2023-53683?

CVE-2023-53683 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.14.303 onward and patched in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244 and others. CVE-2023-53683 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53683?

CVE-2023-53683 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-2023-53683?

Yes, CVE-2023-53683 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14.303 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53683 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53683 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53683

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: hfsplus: remove WARN_ON() from hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode() syzbot is hitting WARN_ON() in hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode(), for crafted filesystem image can contain bogus length. There conditions are not kernel bugs that can justify kernel to panic.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-07

Last modified 2026-02-26

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

Weakness type

CWE-617

CVE-2023-53683 is classified as CWE-617

See CWE-617 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.87, 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.14.303 ≥ 4.19.270 ≥ 5.4.229 ≥ 5.10.163 ≥ 5.15.87 ≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.316 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.284 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.244 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.181 5.10.x ✓ 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-2023-53683 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/37cab61a52d6f42b2d961c51bcf369f09e235fb5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9d68d84b2e41ba3f2a727b36f035fad6800492
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48960a503fcec76d3f72347b7e679dda08ca43be
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53683

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-07

Modified 2026-02-26

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53683?

CVE-2023-53683 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14.303 onward and has been patched in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244 and others. CVE-2023-53683 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53683?

CVE-2023-53683 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-2023-53683?

Yes — CVE-2023-53683 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14.303 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53683 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53683 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.