What is CVE-2023-0160?

CVE-2023-0160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-833. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-07-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-0160?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2023-0160

A deadlock flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s BPF subsystem. This flaw allows a local user to potentially crash the system.

Published 2023-07-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0160 (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, vdb-entry)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List)
lore.kernel.org/all/CABcoxUayum5oOqFMMqAeWuS8+EzojquSOSyDA3J_2omY=2EeAg@mail.gm… (Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0160?: CVE-2023-0160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-833. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-0160?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.