#VU108443 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53117
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108443
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-2023-53117
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the __close_fd() function in fs/file.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/3d5d9501b634fd268eb56428cda92cd317752d69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/609d54441493c99f21c1823dfd66fa7f4c512ff4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6631c8da02cfad96c53b217cf647b511c7f34faf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a759905de9cd6ec9ca08ceadf0920272772ed830
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cec08b7d1ebcd3138d4658b3868ce26aeb1e8e06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eea8e4e056a5ffbeb539a13854c017d5d62c756a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f31cd5da636682caea424fa1c22679016cbfc16b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8cd8754a03a3748384ee438c572423643c9c315
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.103