Is CVE-2023-52693 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-52693 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-52693?

CVE-2023-52693 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-52693?

CVE-2023-52693 has an EPSS score of 0.26% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52693?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 5.10.209-1 or later. Fixes are available for 65 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-52693

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: video: check for error while searching for backlight device parent If acpi_get_parent() called in acpi_video_dev_register_backlight() fails, for example, because acpi_ut_acquire_mutex() fails inside acpi_get_parent), this can lead to incorrect (uninitialized) acpi_parent handle being passed to acpi_get_pci_dev() for detecting the parent pci device. Check acpi_get_parent() result and set parent device only in case of success. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.10.209-1CVE-2023-52693

Fixed in:6.1.76-1CVE-2023-52693

Fixed in:6.6.15-1CVE-2023-52693

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41USN-6818-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.21USN-6819-2

linux-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23USN-6819-1

linux-azure-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1

linux-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24USN-6818-1

linux-gcp-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1USN-6818-1

linux-hwe-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

linux-image-6.5.0-1015-starfiveUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16USN-6819-1

linux-image-6.5.0-1017-laptopUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1017.20USN-6818-2

linux-image-6.5.0-1018-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1018.21USN-6818-1

linux-image-6.5.0-1021-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.21USN-6819-2

linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidiaUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.22USN-6818-3

linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.22USN-6818-3

linux-image-6.5.0-1022-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23USN-6819-1

linux-image-6.5.0-1022-azure-fdeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23USN-6819-1

linux-image-6.5.0-1022-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1USN-6818-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24USN-6818-1

linux-image-6.5.0-1024-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.25USN-6819-3

linux-image-6.5.0-1024-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24USN-6819-2

linux-image-6.5.0-1024-oracle-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24USN-6819-2

linux-image-6.5.0-41-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-6.5.0-41-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-6.5.0-41-lowlatency-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.21USN-6819-2

linux-image-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.26USN-6819-1

linux-image-azure-fdeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.26USN-6819-1

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.24~22.04.1USN-6818-1

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.24USN-6818-1

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-laptop-23.10Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1017.20USN-6818-2

linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-lowlatency-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-nvidia-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3

linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3

linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3

linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3

linux-image-oem-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3

linux-image-oem-22.04aUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3

linux-image-oem-22.04bUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3

linux-image-oem-22.04cUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3

linux-image-oem-22.04dUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3

linux-image-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-2

linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-2

linux-image-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1018.19USN-6818-1

linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1018.19USN-6818-1

linux-image-starfiveUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1015.16~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0.1015.17USN-6819-1

linux-image-virtualUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

linux-laptopUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1017.20USN-6818-2

linux-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1USN-6818-1

linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1

linux-nvidia-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.22USN-6818-3

linux-oem-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.25USN-6819-3

linux-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24USN-6819-2

linux-oracle-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4

linux-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1018.21USN-6818-1

linux-starfiveUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16USN-6819-1

linux-starfive-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch8

Third-Party Advisory2

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