#VU108506 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53101
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108506
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-2023-53101
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the swap_inode_boot_loader() function in fs/ext4/ioctl.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/01a821aacc64d4b05dafd239dbc9b7856686002f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8a6c9a6415999fee1259ccf1796480c026b7d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f00c476da8fe7c4c34ea16abb55d74127120413
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59eee0cdf8c036f554add97a4da7c06d7a9ff34a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb27b1e76f0cc886ac09055bc41c0ab3f205167
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e9a4cc5486356158554f6ad73027d8635a48b34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6c1447e483c05dbcfb3ff77ac04237a82070b8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5361da1e60d54ec81346aee8e3d8baf1be0b762
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.310
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.278
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.175
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.237
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.20
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3