Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53118

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: Fix a procfs host directory removal regression scsi_proc_hostdir_rm() decreases a reference counter and hence must only be called once per host that is removed. This change does not require a scsi_add_host_with_dma() change since scsi_add_host_with_dma() will return 0 (success) if scsi_proc_host_add() is called.

EPSS: 0.002 (7.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 6b223e32d66ca9db1f252f433514783d8b22a8e1, 13daafe1e209b03e9bda16ff2bd2b2da145a139b, 891a3cba425cf483d96facca55aebd6ff1da4338
  • Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.4.237, 5.10.175, 5.15.103

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53118?
CVE-2023-53118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-53118?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.