#VU115895 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53377
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115895
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53377
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the smb2_compound_op() function in fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33f736187d08f6bc822117629f263b97d3df4165
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe07d55a5461e66a55fbefb57f85ff0facea32b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6353518ef8180816e863aa23b06456f395404d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d017880782cf71f8820ee4a2002843893176501d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.4