#VU116323 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53453
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116323
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-2023-53453
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 radeon_atombios_fini() function in drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.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/107b8b542bb9dab4cbdc3276c85fbdd7f6782313
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4773fadedca918faec443daaca5e4ea1c0ced144
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cdb96b55651c92fc949cfd54124406c3c912b6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb109cedbba11c33473e6780c256d8442a9e4460
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cda2f7efbc2d857220dad32e315a54565b285c1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce9e9d3dcbb0d1551ffd1a7f16e7c051f3ba4140
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2791f2f4d1d804e45fa91b14295c326b64c65f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9f55fc64928b5e30d78f861c5fc76db9e769ebb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.235