SB2025050488 - Resource management error in Linux kernel ext4
Published: May 4, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050488
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53100)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the fs/ext4/xattr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b96b4a5d9443ca4cad58b0040be455803c05a42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35161cec76772f74526f5886ad4082ec48511d5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39c5df2ca544368b44b59d0f6d80131e90763371
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74d775083e9f3d9dadf9e3b5f3e0028d1ad0bd5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92eee6a82a9a6f9f83559e17a2b6b935e1a5cd25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9bd94f67b27739bbe8583c52256502bd4cc7e83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5aa102b433b1890e1ccaa40c06826c77dda1665
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca500cf2eceb5a8e93bf71ab97b5f7a18ecabce2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.103