SB20250916309 - Resource management error in Linux kernel ext4
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916309
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-2023-53270)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the ext4_da_write_end() function in fs/ext4/inode.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/18eb23891aeae3229baf8c7c23b76be3364e1967
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dedde690303c05ef732b7c5c8356fdf60a4ade3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ecea2fee14227712694c8b54ad99d471e61de92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53877ed201baa6b58f7ce9df92664a839113c30e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d30090eb546d993ea3f3023452540c476ea614a5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.28