Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53361
Published: September 18, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115822
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-2023-53361
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 improper input validation within the arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgtable.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53361
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303be4b33562a5b689261ced1616bf16ad49efa7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/593ad636bac41d67bdc44c83c6945015471313fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77aaf22a9200b9557793c96debead911b80acc1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc9bf2d62f196ec600f9e6ea3a6ced11f54a2df9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.53