#VU116308 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53500
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116308
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-2023-53500
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 xfrmi_xmit() function in net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.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/0d27567fde5be5f0edc2db5c110142b7915b8fa8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44b3d40967009304617a7a6486490c1d6c12f899
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53223f2ed1ef5c90dad814daaaefea4e68a933c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86f15300a22656db3fa8c8967defbcd24fac4d37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bafa236380816b41b2c4c6970d9067fefa4a6c9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da4cbaa75ed088b6d70db77b9103a27e2359e243
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db0e50741f0387f388e9ec824ea7ae8456554d5b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.255