The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block, bfq: fix uaf for bfqq in     bic_set_bfqq() After commit 64dc8c732f5c (block, bfq: fix possible uaf for 'bfqq->bic'), bic->bfqq will     be accessed in bic_set_bfqq(), however, in some context bic->bfqq will be freed, and bic_set_bfqq() is     called with the freed bic->bfqq. Fix the problem by always freeing bfqq after bic_set_bfqq().
    (CVE-2023-52983)

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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-52983

high Nessus Plugin ID 247090

Version 1.3

Version 1.2

Version 1.3 Sep 5, 2025, 4:38 PM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202509051638
Version 1.2 Sep 2, 2025, 3:13 PM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202509021513