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CVE-2023-53335

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-53335 is a null-pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's RDMA/cxgb4 driver, specifically within the pass_establish() function. This flaw, identified by the Linux Verification Center, occurs when get_ep_from_tid() fails to return a valid value for 'ep', leading to an attempted dereference of a null pointer. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and low privileges to exploit, potentially causing a denial of service (system crash) without impacting confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.7, < 5.15.99CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 6.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.2, < 6.2.3CPE 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
0.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
9.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0019 is in the 45th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-553.el8_10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-53335Low

kernel: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish()

Sep 17, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/283861a4c52c1ea4df3dd1b6fc75a50796ce3524
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/2cfc00e974d75a3aa8155f2660f57d342e1f67ca
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9dca64042d855a24b0bd81ce242e5dc7e939f6eb
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9ddc77eefb2a567b705c3c86ab2ddabe43cadf1b
Patch