Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53573

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: rs9: Fix suspend/resume Disabling the cache in commit 2ff4ba9e3702 ("clk: rs9: Fix I2C accessors") without removing cache synchronization in resume path results in a kernel panic as map->cache_ops is unset, due to REGCACHE_NONE. Enable flat cache again to support resume again. num_reg_defaults_raw is necessary to read the cache defaults from hardware. Some registers are strapped in hardware and cannot be provided in software.

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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: 0.001 (3.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.0% 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-2023-53573: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 6.0.8, 6.2.12, 94c9e0e11a53e18fcedbf4563ef04a07385b2c89
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.1, 6.3

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53573?
CVE-2023-53573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-53573?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.