#VU116575 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53578
Published: October 5, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116575
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-2023-53578
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 use of uninitialized resource within the qrtr_endpoint_post() function in net/qrtr/af_qrtr.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/3814d211ff13ee35f2d9437439a6c7df58524137
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6417070918de3bcdbe0646e7256dae58fd8083ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c9ce34a6ff2c544f96ce0b088e8fd3c1b9698c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef57c227b52c2bde00fad33556175d36d12cfa0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a796ee5a639ffb83c6e5469408cc2ec16cac6a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.108