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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.2% 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-2023-53118: 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 6b223e32d66ca9db1f252f433514783d8b22a8e1, 13daafe1e209b03e9bda16ff2bd2b2da145a139b, 891a3cba425cf483d96facca55aebd6ff1da4338
  • 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.