What is CVE-2023-53710?

CVE-2023-53710 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.1.16, 6.2.3 and 6.3. CVE-2023-53710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53710?

CVE-2023-53710 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53710?

Yes, CVE-2023-53710 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.16, 6.2.3 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53710 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53710

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7921: fix error code of return in mt7921_acpi_read Kernel NULL pointer dereference when ACPI SAR table isn't implemented well. Fix the error code of return to mark the ACPI SAR table as invalid. [ 5.077128] mt7921e 0000:06:00.0: sar cnt = 0 [ 5.077381] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000004 [ 5.077630] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 5.077883] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 5.078138] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 5.078398] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 5.079202] RIP: 0010:mt7921_init_acpi_sar+0x106/0x220 [mt7921_common] ... [ 5.080786] Call Trace: [ 5.080786] <TASK> [ 5.080786] mt7921_register_device+0x37d/0x490 [mt7921_common] [ 5.080786] mt7921_pci_probe.part.0+0x2ee/0x310 [mt7921e] [ 5.080786] mt7921_pci_probe+0x52/0x70 [mt7921e] [ 5.080786] local_pci_probe+0x47/0x90 [ 5.080786] pci_call_probe+0x55/0x190 [ 5.080786] pci_device_probe+0x84/0x120

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-22

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.16 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.3 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53710 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/2a9a5f88e0da71c8e4f30aacbda45b1a1af5469d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59c2b0aec7a5aa350aa3edfb4363b19348c2269f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/888d89034f9eaeab9b5b75f13dbe35376c7dd471
Patch

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53710?

CVE-2023-53710 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.1.16, 6.2.3 and 6.3. CVE-2023-53710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53710?

Yes — CVE-2023-53710 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.16, 6.2.3 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53710 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.