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CVE-2023-53329

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-53329 is a data race vulnerability in the Linux kernel's workqueue component, specifically affecting the increment of pwq->stats[] in kernel/workqueue.c. This flaw, discovered by KCSAN, could lead to system instability or denial of service. It is rated as Medium severity (CVSS 4.7) with a local attack vector and high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.5, < 6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
0.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0009 is in the 5th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-53329Moderate

kernel: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment

Sep 16, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/ce55024f28589b0012fa2c6b5748ec5a180b7fbe
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/fe48ba7daefe75bbbefa2426deddc05f2d530d2d
Patch