SB2025100183 - Race condition in Linux kernel tipc
Published: October 1, 2025 Updated: October 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025100183
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) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53517)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the tipc_link_proto_rcv() function in net/tipc/link.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/1dd7ae5e0cf5a56e513f7ab7ab9570b7496281d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/259683001d7e879fea4b42084fb6560dd9408a7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bd4ff4ffb92113f8acd04dbaed83269172c24b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56077b56cd3fb78e1c8619e29581ba25a5c55e86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/575e84d90a74c0b091b3417ba763ebb237aa0a8c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.113