Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53169
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115578
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-2023-53169
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 rdt_last_cmd_printf() and rdtgroup_init_alloc() functions in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53169
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0424a7dfe9129b93f29b277511a60e87f052ac6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc5941ecc31a495b6b84b465f36155009db99b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86db319d25db70cf4af4557e05f6fa6f39c70003
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ecc60ef9318f0d533b866fa421858cc185bccfc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.8