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CVE-2023-54046: Linux 5.4

CVE-2023-54046. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00196 (percentile 0.08704), scored 14-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Linux · be1eb7f78aa8fbe34779c56c266ccd0364604e71 to before c61e7d182ee3f3f5ecf18a2964e303d49c539b52, be1eb7f78aa8fbe34779c56c266ccd0364604e71 to before 796e02cca30a67322161f0745e5ce994bbe75605, be1eb7f78aa8fbe34779c56c266ccd0364604e71 to before 840a1d3b77c1b062bd62b4733969a5b1efc274ce, be1eb7f78aa8fbe34779c56c266ccd0364604e71 to before a006aa3eedb8bfd6fe317c3cfe9c86ffe76b2385, be1eb7f78aa8fbe34779c56c266ccd0364604e71 to before 69c67d451fc19d88e54f7d97e8e7c093e08357e1, be1eb7f78aa8fbe34779c56c266ccd0364604e71 to before b5a772adf45a32c68bef28e60621f12617161556
Linux

Linux · 5.4
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: crypto/essiv.c

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

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

CCR priority
31.2 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS
0.00196 · percentile 0.08704 · 2026-10-14
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2023-54046.html