#VU116317 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53468
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116317
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-2023-53468
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 alloc_wbufs() function in fs/ubifs/super.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/1f206002c6bc302bface871ef3f72c0bbcaa931c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26ec45f1c504e15268383019df139d7983f1e67f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e29634eb56e6547272fe4e568f63421f8b3b9fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a1ff3c5d04b9079b4f768d9a71b51c4af578dd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf50229494f0443b3f08427d7df63e5a7e2a796a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e11f36d3bc4d23f620754a948fe7b82b63dcb185
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5