In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: api - Use work queue in crypto_destroy_instance The function crypto_drop_spawn expects to be called in process context. However, when an instance is unregistered while it still has active users, the last user may cause the instance to be freed in atomic context. Fix this by delaying the freeing to a work queue.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-53799 is rated Low Risk (5.8/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-09 | — | 0.02% | — |
Full EPSS history (1 record total)
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| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2023-53799 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53799 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53799 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2023-53799 severity moderate: SUSE including 359 source package names (2.1.3-6.115:kernel-default-base-6.4.0-39.1.21.16, 2.1.3-7.146:kernel-rt-6.4.0-40.1, …), 653 product×package rows across 129 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container, … (129 product lines)): Fixed 385, Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 37. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53799/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2023-53799 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1405 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1010, ignored 176, released 116, not-affected 61, needed 41, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53799 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
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| No affected products in dataset. | |||