Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53076
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108494
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-2023-53076
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 replace_barrier() and i915_active_add_request() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53076
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10ec8ca8ec1a2f04c4ed90897225231c58c124a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/374ed036309fce73f9db04c3054018a71912d46b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42049e65d338870e93732b0b80c6c41faf6aa781
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54869daa6a437887614274f65298ba44a3fac63a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68ed00a37d2d1c932ff7be40be4b90c4bec48c56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cda812c76067c8a771eae43bb6943481cc7effc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4bbab27c4bf69486f5846d44134eb31c37e9b22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d69c2ded95b17d51cc6632c7848cbd476381ecd6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.240