Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2023-53598
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bus: mhi: host: Range check CHDBOFF and ERDBOFF If the value read from the CHDBOFF and ERDBOFF registers is outside the range of the MHI register space then an invalid address might be computed which later causes a kernel panic. Range check the read value to prevent a crash due to bad data from the device.
EPSS: 0.001 (3.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 6cd330ae76ffd5c8f6294c423cabde7eeef1b40c, 5.7, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-53598?
- CVE-2023-53598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53598?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-53598 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.