#VU116303 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53518
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116303
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-2023-53518
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the devfreq_dev_release() function in drivers/devfreq/devfreq.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/111bafa210ae546bee7644be730c42df9c35b66e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1640e9c72173911ad0fddb05012c01eafe082c4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29811f4b8255d4238cf326f3bb7129784766beab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3354c401c68d70567d1ef25d12f4e22a7813a3c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5693d077595de721f9ddbf9d37f40e5409707dfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e6e0dc2d578c0a9e31cb4edd719f0a3ed98f6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7462483446cb9986568ad7adae746ce5f18d2968
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8918025feb2f5f7c73f2495c158f22997e25cb02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab192e5e5d3b48415909a8408acfd007a607bcc0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.195