Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53262
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115572
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-2023-53262
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 f2fs_handle_stop() function in fs/f2fs/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53262
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aa161e43106d46ca8e9a86f4aa28d420258134b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f74c8b8419a289b85aa9c85e5f4d8c2cc9f5fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/977df5c13a4b253a718ec44a4eb957c612bf73f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2746c56dd2cc47f70cc3931977be556172c246d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2