#VU115512 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53259
Published: September 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115512
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-2023-53259
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 improper error handling within the vmci_host_setup_notify() function in drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055891397f530f9b1b22be38d7eca8b08382941f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a726cb47fd204109c767409fa9ca15a96328f14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91b8e4f61f8f4594ee65368c8d89e6fdc29d3fb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3c89e8c69a58f62451c0a75b77fcab25979b897
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4239bfb260d1e6837766c41a0b241d7670f1402
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4198f67e7556b1507f14f60d81a72660e5560e4