PT-2025-37670 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Published 2023-03-30 · Updated 2026-04-14 · CVE-2023-53229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The Linux kernel contains an issue where invalid drv sta pre rcu remove calls could occur for stations that were not uploaded, potentially leading to data corruption due to uninitialized driver private data structures.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Use of Uninitialized Resource

Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-908

CWE-824

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

BDU:2026-06001

CESA-2023_7077

CVE-2023-53229

OESA-2025-2468

RHSA-2023:6583

RHSA-2023:7077

RHSA-2023_6583

RHSA-2023_7077

SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4515-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Red Os

Suse

References · 953

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53229.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c5a016a37a668c1c07442cf94de6e99ea7417a · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fe20515449a80a177526d2ecd13b43f6ee41aeb · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3593082e0dadf87f17ea4ca9fa0210caaa2aebf · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/022c8320d9eb7394538bd716fa1a07a5ed92621b · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53229 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53625 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50347 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2025-2468 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39683 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53229 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38700 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50521 · Security Note