Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53711

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix a potential data corruption We must ensure that the subrequests are joined back into the head before we can retransmit a request. If the head was not on the commit lists, because the server wrote it synchronously, we still need to add it back to the retransmission list. Add a call that mirrors the effect of nfs_cancel_remove_inode() for O_DIRECT.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.4% 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-2023-53711: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions ed5d588fe47feef290f271022820e255d8371561, 5.7, 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53711?
CVE-2023-53711 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-53711?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.