#VU108500 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53080
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108500
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-2023-53080
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 corruption within the xdp_umem_account_pages() and xdp_umem_reg() functions in net/xdp/xdp_umem.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/3cfc3564411acf96bf2fb791f706a1aa4f872c1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/580634b03a55f04a3c1968bcbd97736c079c6601
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a069909acc4435eeb41d05ccc03baa447cc01b7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb2e3bfb2a79db0c2057c6f701b782954394c67f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7df4813b149362248d6ef7be41a311e27bf75fe
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.177
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.105
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.22
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3