Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53135
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108444
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53135
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 walk_stackframe() function in arch/riscv/kernel/stacktrace.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53135
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - update to 5.4.237
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17fa90ffba20743c946920fbb0afe160d0ead8c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/324912d6c0c4006711054d389faa2239c1655e1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9418d2c93c1c86ce4d0595112d91c7a8e70c2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3de277af481ab931fab9e295ad8762692920732a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76950340cf03b149412fe0d5f0810e52ac1df8cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a99a61d9e1bfca2fc37d223a6a185c0eb66aba02
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.237