#VU115607 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53224
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115607
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-2023-53224
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 ext4_sb_release() function in fs/ext4/sysfs.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/0a1394e07c5d6bf1bfc25db8589ff1b1bfb6f46a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/118901ad1f25d2334255b3d50512fa20591531cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ba10d3640e9783dad811fe4e24d55465c37c64d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b69cdd9f9a7f596e3dd31f05f9852940d177924
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94d8de83286fb1827340eba35b61c308f6b46ead
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99e3fd21f8fc975c95e8cf76fbf6a3d2656f8f71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c98077f7598a562f51051eec043be0cb3e1b1b5e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.96