CVE-2023-53574: linux kernel from 5.2 (inclusive), before 6.5.5 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2023-53574 affects linux. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00143 (percentile 0.03256), scored 20-Oct-2026. Fixed version: 6.5.6-1. Fixed version: 6.5.6-1. Fixed version: 6.1.190-1.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 5.2 (inclusive), before 6.5.5 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 to before 60ee0f6fea7ba5681ebf7d70b8ebe592227188a4, e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 to before 4128b00a6006870e117ab1841e58f369e9284ecb, e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 to before 634fcbcaa4062db39aeb5ac6ed1bc1feb8dd5216
Linux

Linux · 5.2
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 21-Oct-2026 15:29 UTC

CWE: CWE-401
Product: linux
CCR priority: 22.0 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00143 · percentile 0.03256 · 2026-10-20
KEV: no

Provenance

FIRST EPSS daily exploit-probability · Source record · observed 2026-10-20 16:56:29.772392+00:00 UTC
GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-04 06:01:24.332572+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-04 05:55:03.931280+00:00 UTC
OSV.dev · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 07:07:21.683489+00:00 UTC

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