Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53431

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU115950

Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53431

Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU115950
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53431
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the ses_intf_add() function in drivers/scsi/ses.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_283-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_45-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_179-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_179-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_31-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-source-rt
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
dtb-sprd
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-optional
kernel-obs-qa
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amd
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amazon
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-broadcom
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
dtb-lg
dtb-apm
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-exynos
dtb-cavium
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-altera
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
dtb-amlogic
dtb-mediatek
dtb-nvidia
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-docs
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso

How to mitigate CVE-2023-53431

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 4.19.276
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_283-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_45-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_179-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_179-default - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_31-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.283.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.283.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.283.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.283.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.283.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
perf - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-aarch64 - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-sprd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-socionext - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-hisilicon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-obs-qa - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-amd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-apple - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-qcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-xilinx - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-amazon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-allwinner - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-marvell - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-rockchip - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-broadcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-freescale - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-lg - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-apm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-arm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-exynos - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-cavium - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-altera - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-renesas - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-amlogic - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-mediatek - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-nvidia - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-docs-html - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-source-vanilla - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kselftests-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1

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