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CVE-2023-52893

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-52893 is a null-pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's gsmi module, specifically within the gsmi_get_variable function. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a system panic, leading to a denial of service. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), the vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.0, < 4.14.304CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.271CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.230CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.165CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.90CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
15.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0024 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-52893Moderate

kernel: gsmi: fix null-deref in gsmi_get_variable

Aug 21, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/32313c11bdc8a02c577abaf865be3664ab30410a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6646d769fdb0ce4318ef9afd127f8526d1ca8393
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a769b05eeed7accc4019a1ed9799dd72067f1ce8
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ae2a9dcc8caa60b1e14671294e5ec902ea5d1dfd
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/eb0421d90f916dffe96b4c049ddf01c0c50620d2
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ee5763ef829bd923033510de6d1df7c73f085e4b
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ffef77794fb5f1245c3249b86342bad2299accb5
Patch