Is CVE-2023-53203 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-53203 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-53203?

CVE-2023-53203 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-53203?

CVE-2023-53203 has an EPSS score of 0.13% (3th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-53203?

Upgrade linux on debian 13 to 6.3.7-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-53203

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: rely on mt76_connac2_mac_tx_rate_val In order to fix a possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mac_write_txwi() of vif pointer, export mt76_connac2_mac_tx_rate_val utility routine and reuse it in mt7996 driver.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:6.3.7-1CVE-2023-53203

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

0.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days

3rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 3% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

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CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
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CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-04.