Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53043

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: dts: qcom: sc7280: Mark PCIe controller as cache coherent If the controller is not marked as cache coherent, then kernel will try to ensure coherency during dma-ops and that may cause data corruption. So, mark the PCIe node as dma-coherent as the devices on PCIe bus are cache coherent.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-53043: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 92e0ee9f83b3bc1d5644b1dc36eae730d1e8694d, 5.16, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.3

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53043?
CVE-2023-53043 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-53043?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.