#VU108417 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53061
Published: May 3, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108417
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-53061
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the smb2_open() function in fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2624b445544ffc1472ccabfb6ec867c199d4c95c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303f8e58cc3ace744801dcdcabfc06ffc72ed62d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a22c49a05e5e7aa2c414fbc42c49c4c01a5c9a78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c33344b7972225b232966f95d31f6312dcc6273d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.105