SB20250916291 - Infinite loop in Linux kernel ntfs3
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916291
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53294)
CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the ntfs_lookup() function in fs/ntfs3/namei.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/254e69f284d7270e0abdc023ee53b71401c3ba0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ba22cbc6a1cf4b58195adbee0b80262e53992d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d69d5e2a81df94534bdb468bcdd26060fcb7191a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e78240bc4b94fc42854d65e657bb998100cc8e1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d9e062a695a3665c4635c4f216a75912687598
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.112