CVE-2023-37453

MEDIUMNVD 4.64.6—Elevated

4.6

An issue was discovered in the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel through 6.4.2. There is an out-of-bounds and crash in read_descriptors in drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c.

CVSS v3: 4.6
EG Score: 4.6(medium)
EPSS: 6.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 6, 2023

Last Modified

May 5, 2025

References (14)

cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e4c574225cc5a0553115e5eb5787d1474db5b0f
cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=85d07c55621676d47d873d2749b88f783cd4d5a1
cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de28e469da75359a2bb8cd8778b78aa64b1be1f4
cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff33299ec8bb80cdcc073ad9c506bd79bb2ed20b
cve@mitrehttps://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000c0ffe505fe86c9ca%40google.com/T/
cve@mitrehttps://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000e56434059580f86e%40google.com/T/
cve@mitrehttps://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=18996170f8096c6174d0
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e4c574225cc5a0553115e5eb5787d1474db5b0f
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=85d07c55621676d47d873d2749b88f783cd4d5a1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de28e469da75359a2bb8cd8778b78aa64b1be1f4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff33299ec8bb80cdcc073ad9c506bd79bb2ed20b
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000c0ffe505fe86c9ca%40google.com/T/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000e56434059580f86e%40google.com/T/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=18996170f8096c6174d0

Patch Availability(18)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-tools-oem-22.04c (6.1.0.1023.24) @ jammy	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-oracle-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1115.108) @ focal	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-gkeop-edge (5.15.0.1034.40~20.04.30) @ focal	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-raspi2-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1100.130) @ focal	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-kvm (6.2.0.1018.18) @ lunar	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.91.88) @ jammy	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-intel-iotg (5.15.0.1046.46) @ jammy	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.2.0.39.39) @ lunar	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1035 (5.4.0-1035.39) @ focal	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-gkeop-5.4 (5.4.0.1083.81) @ focal	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-virtual-hwe-22.04 (6.2.0.39.40~22.04.16) @ jammy	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-intel-iotg-edge (5.15.0.1046.52~20.04.36) @ focal	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.91.92) @ jammy	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-iot (5.4.0.1028.26) @ focal	2026-05-24	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-gcp (6.2.0.1021.23~22.04.1) @ jammy	2026-05-24	ubuntu
redhat	kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10	2024-05-22	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:4.18.0-553.el8_10	2024-05-22	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4	2024-04-30	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-37453?

CVE-2023-37453 is a medium vulnerability published on July 6, 2023. An issue was discovered in the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel through 6.4.2. There is an out-of-bounds and crash in read_descriptors in drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c.

When was CVE-2023-37453 disclosed?

CVE-2023-37453 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 6, 2023, with the most recent update on May 5, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-37453 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-37453 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-37453?

CVE-2023-37453 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.6 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-37453?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-37453, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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