Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53030
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106219
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53030
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the otx2_sq_aura_pool_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53030
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eb57b87f106c90cee6b2a56a10f2e29c7a25f3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2827c4eb429db64befdca11362e2b1c5f524f6ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87b93b678e95c7d93fe6a55b0e0fbda26d8c7760
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.91
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2