Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53048
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108502
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-2023-53048
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 tcpm_ams_start() and vdm_run_state_machine() functions in drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53048
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abfc4fa28f0160df61c7149567da4f6494dfb488
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb579b3f75c60bf488a7c36e092e8be583407d53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d55ca2d2ea1a7ec553213986993fba8c0257381c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e37d2c489d71e94ed4a39529bc9520a7fd983d42
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9